Bruno Bethlem de Amorim (born 22 October 1975 in

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), also known as "Bebum", is a Brazilian

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gold medallist in the

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, the

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, and the Snipe World Championships. He started sailing

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at the age of eleven, moving to

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and

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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), twice the South American Championship (2000 and 2018), the

(2003) and the

(2006), and twice the World Championships (2009 and 2013), where he also won the bronze medal in 2011.

Pan American Games

* 1st place in Snipe at Santo Domingo 2003.

South American Games

* 1st place in Snipe at Buenos Aires 2006.

World Championships

* 1st place in Snipe at San Diego 2009. * 1st place in Snipe at Rio de Janeiro 2013.

Olympic Games

He and Henrique Haddad placed 23rd in the men's 470 event at the

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. He competed at the

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amorim, Bruno 1975 births Living people Brazilian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Sailors at the 2003 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470 Snipe class world champions Pan American Games medalists in sailing World champions in sailing for Brazil South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in sailing Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)