Martine Grael Explained
| Martine Grael |
| Fullname: | Martine Soffiatti Grael |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Weight: | 62 kg |
| Classes: | 420, 470, 49er FX |
| Coach: | Javier Torres del Moral |
| Show-Medals: | ys |
Martine Soffiatti Grael (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]
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
| 2009 | | | 7th | 29er class |
| 2008 | | Athens, Greece | 4th | 420 class |
| 2009 | | Lake Garda, Italy | 4th | 420 class |
| 2009 | | Búzios, Brazil | 1st | 420 class |
| 2010 | | The Hague, Netherlands | 7th | 470 class |
| 2011 | | Perth, Australia | 8th | 470 class |
| 2011 | | Shenzhen, China | 3rd | 470 class |
| 2012 | | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 470 class |
| 2013 | | Marseille, France | 2nd | 49er FX class |
| 2014 | | Santander, Spain | 1st | 49er FX class |
| | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | 49er FX class |
| 2016 | | Clearwater, USA | 6th | 49er FX class |
| 2016 | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 49er FX class |
| 2017 | | Matosinhos, Portugal | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 49er FX class |
| 2019 | | Auckland, New Zealand | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 49er FX class |
| 2021 | | Enoshima, Japan | 1st | 49er FX class |
| 2021 | | Al-Mussanah, Oman | 3rd | 49er FX class | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Martine Grael . cob.org.br . pt-br . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919080534/https://www.cob.org.br/pt/atletas/martine-soffiatti-grael . 19 September 2016.
- Web site: Martine Grael Kahena Kunze . 49er.org . 22 September 2015 . 23 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085829/http://49er.org/graelkunze/ . live.
- Web site: World Sailor of the Year – About – ISAF – World Sailing – Official Website : Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA) . Sailing.org . 22 September 2015 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823111008/https://www.sailing.org/worldsailor/2014/grael-kunze.php . dead.
- Web site: NEWSFLASH - Brazil wins 49erFX gold by 2 seconds from New Zealand . 23 August 2021 . Sailing.org . en . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823192650/https://www.sailing.org/news/40591.php#.YSP2D2jYrrd . dead.
- Web site: Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze win gold for Brazil in the women's skiff 49er FX . 3 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . en-US . 4 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210804013607/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/martine-grael-and-kahena-kunze-win-gold-for-brazil-in-the-women-s-skiff-49er-fx . dead.
- Web site: Martine Grael e Kahena são campeãs mundiais na vela . Martine Grael and Kahena are world sailing champions . 23 September 2014 . VEJA.com . pt-br . 22 September 2015 . 19 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019004015/http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/esporte/martine-grael-e-kahena-sao-campeas-mundiais-na-vela/ . dead.
- Web site: Olympic hero joins Volvo Ocean Race . Scuttlebutt Sailing News . 25 July 2017 . 26 July 2017 . 3 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171203153933/http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/07/25/olympic-hero-joins-volvo-ocean-race/ . live.
