Martine Grael
Brazilian sailor (born 1991)
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Martine Soffiatti Grael[a] (born 12 February 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Kahena Kunze, she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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| Full name | Martine Soffiatti Grael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1991 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |  Rio Yacht Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Javier Torres del Moral[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Martine Grael was born 12 February 1991[2] in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,[1] the daughter of Olympic sailing gold medalist Torben Grael. Her brother Marco and uncle Lars also sailed in the Olympics.[3]
In 2012, she competed with Isabel Swan in the 470 sailing class. The two came just short of representing Brazil in the sport at the 2012 Olympics after losing out to Fernanda Oliveira and Ana Barbachan in a tie-breaker during the 2011–12 ISAF Sailing World Cup.[4][5]
Grael then sailed with Kahena Kunze in the Olympic debuting 49er FX event. The two became World champions in the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships[6] The duo then won the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[7]
She sailed with Team AkzoNobel in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[8] In 2024, Grael was designated captain of the debuting Brazilian team that would compete at the SailGP championship.[9]
Grael and Kunze also won the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]
In 2025, she led the Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team, as the first female driver in the history of the series.[4]
Achievements
- As of 3 August 2021[11]
Notes
- This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soffiatti and the second or paternal family name is Grael.
