Bruno Fontes Ferreira da Silva (born 25 September 1979 in
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
) 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 ...
.
Born in
Paraná but raised in
Santa Catarina, he started sailing at the age of 8 in
Florianópolis. Most of his success came in the men's laser class, appearing in two
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
, 27th place at the
2008 Summer Olympics and in 13th place at the
2012 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
* Silver medalist at the
2019 Pan American Games
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, nations participating = 41
, athletes participating = 6,680
, events = 419 in 38 sports
, opening ceremony = July 26
, closing ceremony = August 11
, officially opened by = Martín Vizcarra
, to ...
* Six time Brazilian champion (2006/08/09/10/11/15)
* South American champion (2008)
* Gold and Silver at the
South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
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1979 births
Living people
Brazilian male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Brazil
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Laser
South American Games silver medalists for Brazil
South American Games medalists in sailing
Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
Pan American Games medalists in sailing
Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games
Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games
Sailors at the 2019 Pan American Games
Sailors at the 2023 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state)
20th-century Brazilian people
21st-century Brazilian people
Sportspeople from Curitiba
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