Nationality Brazil Class(es) 470, Snipe | Name Bruno Amorim | |
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Full name Bruno Bethlem de Amorim Born 22 October 1975 (age 49) ( 1975-10-22 ) Rio de Janeiro Club Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | ||
Bruno amorim
Bruno Bethlem de Amorim (born 22 October 1975 in Rio de Janeiro), also known as "Bebum", is a Brazilian sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games, the South American Games, and the Snipe World Championships.
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He started sailing Optimist at the age of eleven, moving to Europe, 470 and Snipe later on his career. His biggest accomplishments have come in the Snipe class, where he has won the Brazilian National Championship 9 times (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013), once the South American Championship (2000), the Pan American Games (2003) and the South American Games (2006), and twice the World Championships (2009 and 2013), where he also won the bronze medal in 2011.
Pan American Games
South American Games
World Championships
Olympic Games
He and Henrique Haddad placed 23rd in the men's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.