Henrique "Kiko" Pellicano (born February 28, 1974) is a Brazilian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He won the bronze medal in the ''Tornado Class'' at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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along with

Lars Grael Lars Schmidt Grael (born February 9, 1964 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician and former professional sailor, having won two Olympic bronze medals (in 1988 and 1996). His brother, Torben Grael, is also a sailor. Together they won ...

. Pellicano hails from a family of sailors, with his sister Márcia being a veteran of three Olympics who won a gold medal at the

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. He has competed in many long-distance sailing competitions, including the

Volvo Ocean Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Rac ...

2005-06 on the boat Brasil 1.

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1974 births Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Tornado Olympic sailors of Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in sailing Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volvo Ocean Race sailors {{Brazil-yachtracing-bio-stub