Marcelo Ferreira

Marcelo Ferreira (born September 26, 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]

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

Marcelo Ferreira

Ferreira in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Bastos Ferreria
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1965-09-26) 26 September 1965 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)	Star
Medal record Sailing Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Star class 2004 Athens Star class 2000 Sydney Star class World Championships 1990 Cleveland Star class 1997 Marblehead Star class 1991 Cannes Star class 1995 Laredo Star class 1998 Portorož Star class 2002 Marina del Rey Star class 2005 Buenos Aires Star class 1994 San Diego Star class 1996 Rio de Janeiro Star class

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]

References

1. 1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 4, 2008)
2. 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 4, 2008)
3. 2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 4, 2008)
4. "World Sailing". Retrieved 2019-03-16.