Duarte Manuel Bello
 Duarte and Fernando Bello in 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Duarte Manuel Pinto Coelho de Almeida Bello | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1921 Maputo, Mozambique | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1994 (aged 72) Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Duarte Manuel Pinto Coelho de Almeida Bello (26 July 1921 – 3 July 1994) was a Portuguese sailor who competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. He won a silver medal in the Swallow class in 1948, together with his brother Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello, and placed fourth in 1952 and 1956.[1]
Bello also raced Star class keelboats, winning silver medals at the 1953 and 1962 World Championship, and a bronze in 1952. He was known as an equipment innovator who invented several devices, including automatic "Bello bailers" in 1954, and the circular boom-vang track c. 1962.[2]
Olympic and World Championships
- 1947 Star World Championships – 10th place (with F. Bello)
- 1948 Star World Championships – 5th place (with F. Bello)
- 1948 Olympics – Swallow – Silver Medal (with Fernando Bello)
- 1951 Star World Championships – 9th place (with F. Bello)
- 1952 Star World Championships – Bronze (with F. Bello)
- 1952 Olympics – 5.5 Metre – 4th (with F. Bello & Júlio Gourinho)
- 1953 Star World Championships – Silver (with João Miguel Tito)
- 1954 Star World Championships – 6th place (with J. Tito)
- 1955 Star World Championships – 9th place (with J. Silva)
- 1956 Star World Championships – 7th place (with J. Silva)
- 1956 Olympics – Star – 4th place (with Jose Bustorff Silva)
- 1957 Star World Championships – 28th place (with M. Ricciardi)
- 1960 Star World Championships – 12th place (with Oliveir)
- 1960 Olympics – 5.5 Metre – 16th place (with F. Bello & Júlio Gourinho)
- 1962 Star World Championships – Silver (with F. Bello)
- 1963 Star World Championships – 27th place (with F. Bello)
- 1964 Olympics – Star – 8th place (with F. Bello)
- 1965 Star World Championships – 19th place (with F. Bello)
- 1966 Star World Championships – 41st place (with Antonio Rocha)
- 1972 Star World Championships – 31st place (with Manuel Espirito Santo)
- 1973 Star World Championships – 26th place (with Duke Robinson)
- 1974 Star World Championships – 18th place (with F. Bello)
- 1983 Star World Championships – 65th place (with Rui Roque de Pinho)
- 1986 Star World Championships – 70th place (with Fernando B. Bello)
References
- ^ "Duarte Manuel Bello". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "A Pictorial History of the Star Class" (PDF). International Star Class Yacht Racing Association. pp. 1–2.
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