Cláudio Biekarck

Cláudio Biekarck (born 16 May 1951) is a Brazilian former sailor. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Born (1951-05-16) 16 May 1951 (age 75)

São Paulo, Brazil

Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight84 kg (185 lb)

SportSailing

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Cláudio Biekarck

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Born	(1951-05-16) 16 May 1951 (age 75) São Paulo, Brazil
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sailing career
Sport	Sailing
Club	Yacht Club Santo Amaro
Classes	Finn, Lightning
Medal record Sailing Representing  Brazil World Championship 2011 Búzios Lightning 1983 Napoletani Lightning 1993 Ilhabela Lightning Masters World Championship 2017 Salinas Lightning Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Lightning 1979 San Juan Finn 1995 Mar del Plata Lightning 1999 Winnipeg Lightning 2019 Lima Lightning 1987 Indianapolis Lightning 1991 Havana Lightning 2007 Rio Lightning 2011 Guadalajara Lightning 2015 Toronto Lightning

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Biekarck obtained 9 medals in the Lightning class at Pan American Games: gold in Caracas 1983, silver in the Mar del Plata 1995, Winnipeg 1999 and Lima 2019 editions, and bronze in 5 editions: Indianapolis 1987, Havana 1991, Rio 2007, Guadalajara 2011 and Toronto 2015. He also won a silver medal at Finn class in San Juan 1979 There were 10 medals in 11 consecutive Pans, with the exception of 2003, when there was no Lightning class race.^[2]

At the 2011 Lightning World Championship held in Búzios, he obtained the silver medal, and, at the 1993 Lightning World Championship held in Ilhabela, he obtained the bronze medal, always with Gunnar Ficker.^[3]