Martine Grael
Martine Soffiatti Grael[lower-alpha 1] (born 12 February 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class.[2] Together with Kahena Kunze she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships[3] and at the 2016 Rio Olympics,[4] and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5]
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Full name | Martine Soffiatti Grael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | 12 February 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class(es) | 420, 470, 49er FX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Rio Yacht Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Javier Torres del Moral[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Martine Grael is the daughter of Olympic gold medalist in sailing Torben Grael. Her brother Marco and uncle Lars also sailed in the Olympics.[6]
She sailed with Team AkzoNobel in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[7]
Achievements
- As of 3 August 2021[8]
Notes
- This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soffiatti and the second or paternal family name is Grael.
References
- "Martine Grael". cob.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
- "Martine Grael Kahena Kunze". 49er.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- "World Sailor of the Year – About – ISAF – World Sailing – Official Website : Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA)". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- "NEWSFLASH - Brazil wins 49erFX gold by 2 seconds from New Zealand". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze win gold for Brazil in the women's skiff 49er FX". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Martine Grael e Kahena são campeãs mundiais na vela" [Martine Grael and Kahena are world sailing champions]. VEJA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- "Olympic hero joins Volvo Ocean Race". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- "Martine Soffiatti Grael". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
External links
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- Martine Grael at Olympedia
- Martine Grael at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
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