Lars Grael
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Sailing | ||
| Representing Brazil | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1988 Seoul | Tornado | |
| 1996 Atlanta | Tornado | |
| World Championships | ||
| 1981 Long Beach, USA | Snipe | |
| 1983 Porto, Portugal | Snipe | |
| 2009 Varberg, Sweden | Star | |
| 2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina | Star | |
| 2017 Troense, Denmark | Star | |
Lars Schmidt Grael (born February 9, 1964, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician and former professional sailor, having won two Olympic bronze medals (in 1988 and 1996).
His brother, Torben Grael, is also a sailor. Together they won the 1983 Snipe World Championship. Another brother, Axel Grael, is the current mayor of Niterói.[1]
Lars is also ten-time Brazilian and five-time South American champion for the Tornado class, in which he also won his medals, eight years apart, in the Seoul and Atlanta Summer Olympics, alongside Clinio Freitas and Henrique Pellicano, respectively.[2]
In September 1998, he had a serious accident in Vitória, Espírito Santo, caused by the negligence of a boat driver that left the boat propeller uncovered, which amputated one of the athlete's legs. Grael then gradually began to take a role to promote the sport in politics.[3]
References
- ^ Carvalho, João Antonio. "Lars Grael - Que fim levou?". Terceiro Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Lars Grael conquista título mundial de Star ao lado de Samuel Gonçalves". Jornal Nacional (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 9, 2015. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ Silva, Célio (September 6, 2010). "Há 12 anos, iatista Lars Grael sobreviveu a acidente no mar". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
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