Vicente "Vince" d'Avila Melo Brun (born April 14, 1947) is a Brazilian-American Olympic sailor and sail maker that competed in the Soling class at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. 1976, he finished 10th together with his brother
Gastão Brun and
Andreas Wengert, and in 1980 he finished 6th together with his brother and
Roberto Luiz Souza. He also won three
Soling World Championship The Soling World Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing.
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(1978, 1981, 1983) and the 1986
Star World Championship and participated in the
Stars & Stripes America's Cup
The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...
campaign. Brun moved to the United States in 1975.
Brun was inducted into the
National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2018.
References
1947 births
Living people
Brazilian male sailors (sport)
Brazilian people of German descent
Soling class sailors
Olympic sailors for Brazil
Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling
Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Soling
Star class world champions
Farr 40 class world champions
World champions in sailing for Brazil
Soling class world champions
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