Marcelo_Ferreira

Marcelo Ferreira

Marcelo Ferreira

Brazilian sailor

For the Brazilian and naturalized Honduran footballer, see Marcelo Ferreira (footballer).

Marcelo Bastos Ferreria[lower-alpha 1] (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] He received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[2] and won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3]

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

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.[4]

Notes

  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

  1. [1]
    "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  2. [2]
    "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  3. [3]
    "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  4. [4]
    "World Sailing". Retrieved 16 March 2019.


Flag of BrazilBiography icon

This biographical article related to yacht racing or sailing in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a Brazilian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Marcelo_Ferreira, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.