Marcos Soares

Marcos Soares (born February 16, 1961) is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Eduardo Penido at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Marcos Soares
Personal information
BornFebruary 16, 1961 (1961-02-16) (age 59)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 470 class

1980 Olympics

The gold medal in the 470 class was quite a surprise.[2] With an additional Brazilian victory in the Tornado class by Alexandre Welter and Lars Björkström, a fourth place in the Finn class, a sixth in the Soling class, and eight in the Flying Dutchman, Brazil was best sailing nation at the 1980 Olympics.

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References
  1. 1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sailing Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 4, 2008)
  2. "Oscar Valporto: Yachting" Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on February 5, 2008)


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