Bruno Amorim (sailor)

Bruno Bethlem de Amorim (born 22 October 1975 in Rio de Janeiro), also known as "Bebum", is a Brazilian sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games, the South American Games, and the Snipe World Championships.[1]

Bruno Amorim
January 2007
Personal information
Full nameBruno Bethlem de Amorim
Nationality Brazil
Born (1975-10-22) 22 October 1975
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sailing career
Class(es)470, Snipe
Club Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo Snipe
South American Games
2006 Buenos Aires Snipe
South American Championship
2000 Rio de Janeiro Snipe
2018 Porto Alegre Snipe
Snipe World Championships
2009 San Diego Snipe
2011 Rungsted Snipe
2013 Rio de Janeiro Snipe

He started sailing Optimist at the age of eleven,[2] moving to Europe, 470 and Snipe later on his career. His biggest accomplishments have come in the Snipe class, where he has won the Brazilian National Championship 9 times (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013),[3] twice the South American Championship (2000 and 2018), the Pan American Games (2003) and the South American Games (2006), and twice the World Championships (2009 and 2013), where he also won the bronze medal in 2011.

Pan American Games

South American Games
  • 1st place in Snipe at Buenos Aires 2006.

World Championships

Olympic Games

He and Henrique Haddad placed 23rd in the men's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

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References
  1. "Bruno Bethlem de Amorim". AHE Brasil. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "SAILOR BIOGRAPHY Bruno Amorim". ISAF. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. "Brasileiro de Snipe 2013". SCIRA Brasil. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. "Bruno Bethlem". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. "470 Men - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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