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 nameMarcelo Bastos Ferreria
Nationality Brazil
Born (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight104 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.


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