Mauricio Oliveira
Mauricio Santa Cruz Oliveira (born 17 October 1974 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sailor who competed in the Summer Olympic Games, the Pan American Games, the Snipe World Championships and the J/24 World Championships.[1]
His first success came in 1992, finishing 3rd at the Snipe Junior World Championships in Motala (Sweden) with his crew Gustavo de Arruda.[2] Only five years later, in 1997, he became World Champion in that class sailing with Eduardo Neves in San Diego. He then changed to a multihull class, the Tornado, and attended two Olympic games, in 2000 with Henrique Pellicano, and in 2004 with Joao Carlos Jordao.[3] Afterwards, he moved to the J/24 class, winning a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games and the J/24 World Championships in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012.[4]
Pan American Games
- 2nd place in J/24 at Santo Domingo 2003.
- 1st place in J/24 at Rio de Janeiro 2007.
- 1st place in J/24 at Puerto Vallarta 2011.
Olympic Games
- 11th place in Tornado at Sydney 2000.
- 17h place in Tornado at Athens 2004.
World championships
- 3rd place in Snipe at Junior World Championships in Motala 1992
- 1st place in Snipe at World Championships in San Diego 1997
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Melbourne 2006
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Nuevo Vallarta 2007
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Annapolis 2009
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Rochester 2012
References
- ↑ "Mauricio Santa Cruz". UOL. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Spain takes junior worlds" (PDF). UOL. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Mauricio Santa Cruz Oliveira". Olympic Data Project. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "J/24 World Champions". International J/24 Class Association. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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