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]

Martine Grael
Grael at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMartine Soffiatti Grael
Nationality Brazil
Born (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Sailing career
Class(es)420, 470, 49er FX
Club Rio Yacht Club[1]
CoachJavier Torres del Moral[1]
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro49er FX
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo49er FX
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santander 49er FX
Silver medal – second place 2013 Marseille 49er FX
Silver medal – second place 2015 Buenos Aires 49er FX
Silver medal – second place 2017 Matosinhos 49er FX
Silver medal – second place 2019 Auckland 49er FX
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Al-Mussanah 49er FX
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 49er FX
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 49er FX
Star Sailors League
Skipper
rank		 Highest:
3 		1 March 2022:
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
As of 3 August 2021[8]
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
200929er - ISAF Youth World Championships7th29er class
2008420 World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th420 class
2009420 World ChampionshipsLake Garda, Italy4th420 class
2009420 - ISAF Youth World ChampionshipsBúzios, Brazil1st420 class
2010470 World ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands7th470 class
2011ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia8th470 class
20112011 Summer UniversiadeShenzhen, China3rd470 class
2012470 World ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8th470 class
201349er & 49er FX World ChampionshipsMarseille, France2nd49er FX class
2014ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsSantander, Spain1st49er FX class
201549er & 49er FX World ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina2nd49er FX class
201649er & 49er FX World ChampionshipsClearwater, USA6th49er FX class
20162016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st49er FX class
201749er & 49er FX World ChampionshipsMatosinhos, Portugal2nd49er FX class
201949er & 49er FX World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand2nd49er FX class
20212020 Summer OlympicsEnoshima, Japan1st49er FX class
202149er & 49er FX World ChampionshipsAl-Mussanah, Oman3rd49er FX class

Notes
  1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soffiatti and the second or paternal family name is Grael.

References
  1. "Martine Grael". cob.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
  2. "Martine Grael Kahena Kunze". 49er.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Olympic hero joins Volvo Ocean Race". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. "Martine Soffiatti Grael". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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