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Marcelo Ferreira

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Marcelo Ferreira
Ferreira in 2006
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Bastos Ferreria
Born (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965 (age 59)
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Star, Volvo 70
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Star class
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Star class
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Star class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Cleveland Star class
Gold medal – first place 1997 Marblehead Star class
Silver medal – second place 1991 Cannes Star class
Silver medal – second place 1995 Laredo Star class
Silver medal – second place 1998 Portorož Star class
Silver medal – second place 2002 Marina del Rey Star class
Silver medal – second place 2005 Buenos Aires Star class
Bronze medal – third place 1994 San Diego Star class
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Rio de Janeiro Star class

Marcelo Bastos Ferreria[a] (born 26 September 1965) is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael.[1][2] He received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[3] and won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4]

Ferreira is World champion from 1990 and 1997, and seven times Brazilian champion (1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003).

In 2005-06, he was a crewmember on Brasil 1 in the Volvo Ocean Race.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Bastos and the second or paternal family name is Ferreria.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcelo Ferreira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  3. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  4. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  5. ^ "World Sailing". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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