Ricardo Santos (sailor)

Ricardo Winicki Santos (born 8 May 1980 in Rio de Janeiro)[1] is a Brazilian windsurfer.[2] He has competed at the Olympics since 2000, firstly in the Mistral One Design Class, and currently the RS:X (sailboard).[2]

Ricardo Santos
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Winicki Santos
Nickname(s)Bimba
Nationality Brazil
Born (1980-05-08) 8 May 1980
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Mistral, RS:X, Finn, Raceboard
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cascais Men's RS:X
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Men's Mistral
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio Men's RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Men's RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Men's RS:X
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Men's Mistral

Results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
2000 Olympic Games Australia Sydney 15th 2000 Olympics – Mistral One Design
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens 4th 2004 Olympics – Mistral One Design
2008 Olympic Games China Beijing 5th 2008 Olympics – RS:X
2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London 9th 2012 Olympics – RS:X
2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 7th 2016 Olympics – RS:X

References
  1. "Ricardo Santos". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. "Ricardo Santos". sailing.org. ISAF. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.


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