Vítor Hugo Simão do Vale Rocha, ComIH (born 13 April 1972) is a Portuguese competitive

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 ...

and

Olympic medal An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal to be won: gold, silver, and bronze, awarded to first, second, and third place, respectively. The granting of awards is laid o ...

ist. He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, along with his partner

Nuno Barreto Nuno Miguel Santos Barreto, ComIH (born 29 April 1972) is a Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, along with his partner Hugo Rocha. At the 1996 470 ...

. At the 1996 470-European-Sailing-Championship he won with his Partner

the silver medal. He won the J/80 world championship in 2013 and the

SB20 The SB20 is a one-design class of sailboat commonly used for racing. Marketed and distributed by Sportsboat World the boat was designed by Tony Castro and launched in 2002. The SB20 was originally called the Laser SB3, and was marketed and distri ...

world championship in 2016.

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* 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Oslo Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic sailors of Portugal Portuguese male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Tornado Snipe class sailors Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics SB20 class world champions World champions in sailing for Portugal {{Portugal-yachtracing-bio-stub