Mário Quina Explained

Mário Quina
Fullname:Mário Gentil Quina
Nationality:Portuguese
Birth Date:1 January 1930
Birth Place:Estoril, Cascais, Portugal
Death Date:[1]
Height:182 cm
Weight:75 kg
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Mário Gentil Quina, GOIH (1 January 1930  - 8 September 2017) was a Portuguese sailor. He competed at the 1952, 1960, 1968 and 1972 Olympics.[2] In 1952 he finished 17th in one-person dingy. In 1960 he won a silver medal in the star class, together with his brother José Manuel Quina; the brothers placed 17th at the 1968 Games. In 1972 he took part in the three-person keelboat event, together with his another brother Francisco Quina and finished 21st.

Quina mostly competed in the star class (doubles) and participated in seven world championships between 1953 and 1967. He won a bronze medal in this category at the 1965 European Championships.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.publico.pt/2017/09/09/desporto/noticia/morreu-mario-quina-um-dos-medalhados-olimpicos-de-portugal-1784885 Mário Quina's obituary
  2. Web site: Mário Quina . Olympedia . 31 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Nelson Évora condecorado por Cavaco Silva . Portuguese . Nelson Évora decorated by Cavaco Silva . 27 May 2015 . . 27 May 2015 . e Mário Gentil Quina.