Bruno Prada (born 31 July 1971 in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
) is a Brazilian sailor.
After sailing
Optimists until the age of 14, he moved to the
Laser class, where he was Brazilian and South American Junior champion and 7th at Youth Worlds in 1989, and the
Snipe class, where he achieved a second place at the Brazilian Junior Nationals, and was 11th at the Junior Worlds in 1988.
In 1989, he changed to the
Finn class, becoming Brazilian national champion in 1993, 1997 and 1998, and winning a bronze medal at the
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...
.
He won a silver medal in the Star class with
Robert Scheidt
Robert Scheidt (born April 15, 1973) is a Brazilian sailor who has won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze from five Olympic Games and a Star Sailors League Final. He is one of the most successful sailors at Olympic Games and one of t ...
at the
2008 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same category with the same partner at the
2012 Summer Olympics.
He won the
Star World Championships five times, in 2007, 2011 and 2012 with
Robert Scheidt
Robert Scheidt (born April 15, 1973) is a Brazilian sailor who has won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze from five Olympic Games and a Star Sailors League Final. He is one of the most successful sailors at Olympic Games and one of t ...
, and in 2016 with
Augie Diaz
Agustín Díaz (born June 6, 1954), known as Augie Diaz, is an American sailor and world-class competitor in the Snipe, Star and Laser classes.
He is the son of Gonzalo Diaz, who sailed for Cuba at the 1959 Pan American Games.
He began sailing ...
, and 2019 in Porto Cervo with
Mateusz Kusznierewicz and was second in 2006 and third in 2008 and 2014.
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from São Paulo
Brazilian male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors of Brazil
Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Star
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Sailors at the 1999 Pan American Games
Star class world champions
Snipe class sailors
Finn class sailors
Pan American Games medalists in sailing
World champions in sailing for Brazil
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
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