Jorge João Zarif (born 30 September 1992 in
São Paulo) is a Brazilian sailor, competing in the
Finn
The word Finn (''pl.'' Finns) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of Finland, or to a person from Finland.
Finn may also refer to:
Places
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class. Son of Brazilian Olympic sailor
Jorge Zarif Neto
Jorge Zarif Neto (11 September 1957 – 12 March 2008 in São Paulo, Brazil) was a Brazilian Olympic sailor. He competed in the Finn class in the 1984 Summer Olympics (finishing eighth) and in the 1988 Summer Olympics (finishing 19th). He was the ...
, after
finishing 20th at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, Zarif was world champion in both junior and senior levels, winning gold at the 2013 Youth Championship (his second title, after the 2009 edition) in Cyprus and the
2013 Finn Gold Cup
The 2013 Finn Gold Cup, and the official Finn World Championships, was held on Tallinn Bay, Estonia, between 23 and 31 August 2013. The hosting yacht club was Kalev Yacht Club located in Pirita.
Medalists
Final results
References
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in Estonia. His second Olympic appearance in
2016
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had Zarif improve handily,
with a fourth place.
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He represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
.
References
External links
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Brazilian male sailors (sport)
1992 births
Sportspeople from São Paulo
Living people
Olympic sailors of Brazil
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn
Brazilian people of Arab descent
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn
Finn class world champions
World champions in sailing for Brazil
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Finn
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