Carolina Mendelblatt

Carolina Souza Mendelblatt (née Borges, born 25 May 1979 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-born Portuguese windsurfer, who specialized in Mistral and Neil Pryde RS:X classes. She graduated with a BA (Hons)at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication and worked as a broadcaster in London, U.K.[1][2] She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and had been training with the Rio de Janeiro Yacht Club (Portuguese: Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro) for most of her career before joining the Portuguese squad in 2012.[1] As of September 2013, Mendelblatt is ranked no. 91 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.

Carolina Mendelblatt
Personal information
Full nameCarolina Souza Borges Mendelblatt
Nickname(s)Carol
Nationality Brazil
 Portugal
Born (1979-05-25) 25 May 1979
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Sailboard, Sailboat
ClubIate Clube do Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
Clube de Vela de Portugal (POR)[1]

Mendelblatt made her official debut as a member of the Brazilian squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed twenty-fifth in women's Mistral sailboard with an accumulated net score of 229, edging out Puerto Rico's Karla Barrera by a vast, 31-point gap.[3]

Eight years after competing in her last Olympics, Mendelblatt joined the Portuguese squad to compete for the second time in the RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by receiving a berth from the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[4] Mendelblatt withdrew from the Games before the event had officially started, claiming that she lacked the support of the Portuguese mission and that she was three months pregnant.[5][6][7]

Mendelblatt is married to Star sailor and two-time U.S. Olympian Mark Mendelblatt (2004 and 2012), and the couple currently resides in Miami, Florida.[8]

References
  1. "Carolina S. Borges-Mendelblatt". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolina Mendelblatt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. "Women's Mistral Sailboard". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. "Finals Series Underway At RS:X Worlds". ISAF. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. "Women's RS:X". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. "Carolina Mendelblatt excluída por "razões disciplinares"" [Carolina Mendelblatt excluded for "disciplinary reasons"] (in Portuguese). Jornal Record Portugal. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. Aleixo, Mário (1 August 2012). "Carolina Mendelblatt: verdade adiada sobre a atitude da atleta" [Carolina Mendelblatt: truth and reluctance on the attitude of the athlete] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. Head, Simon (1 August 2012). "Oh baby! Windsurfer quits Games after learning she's expecting". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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