Jörg Bruder (16 November 1937 – 11 July 1973) was a Brazilian sailor and

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professor at the

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. Born in

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, he became the first three-time

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champion. Bruder died in 1973 in

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, on

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to Paris, when travelling to the Finn Gold Cup.Jörg Bruder
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presented the International Finn Association with a trophy honoring Bruder. The IFA has since used the Jörg Bruder Silver Cup to award Junior World Champions of the class.Finn Silver Cup
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Biography

Known for a successful sailing career, he participated in the

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, 1968 and

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and was a two-time winner at the

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. Bruder developed wooden masts with lighter weight and special curves, later developing aluminium masts, which were used by many Finn sailors around the world. Bruder placed seventh in the 1964 Olympics Finn competition, which was followed by a ninth place in 1968 Olympics. He then changed to the Star class teaming with Jan Aten to sail "Buho Blanco" (BL 5217), a wooden boat purchased in

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. They won the 7th District & Brazilian Star Championship qualifiers in

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for the Olympics. In July, they were 1972

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champions, sailing against a 60 other boats. At the Olympic competition in Kiel, the weak winds dominated the early days. Then the

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interrupted the sequence of races. Entering the final

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with medal chances, Bruder and Aten finished in fourth place overall. He also was 1972 Brazilian National champion in the Snipe class.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruder, Joerg 1937 births 1973 deaths Olympic sailors for Brazil Brazilian male sailors (sport) Brazilian people of German descent Pan American Games medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Star Snipe class sailors Finn class world champions World champions in sailing for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Sailors at the 1967 Pan American Games Sailors at the 1971 Pan American Games Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in France Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1973 Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Sportspeople from São Paulo