Mário Quina
Portuguese sailor (1930–2017)
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Mário Gentil Quina, GOIH (1 January 1930 – 8 September 2017) was a Portuguese sailor. He competed at the 1952, 1960, 1968 and 1972 Olympics.[2] In 1952 he finished 17th in one-person dingy. In 1960 he won a silver medal in the star class, together with his brother José Manuel Quina; the brothers placed 17th at the 1968 Games. In 1972 he took part in the three-person keelboat event, together with his another brother Francisco Quina and finished 21st.[3]
FullnameMário Gentil Quina
NationalityPortuguese
Born1 January 1930
Estoril, Cascais, Portugal
Died8 September 2017 (aged 87)[1]
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| Full name | Mário Gentil Quina | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1930 Estoril, Cascais, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 2017 (aged 87)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Quina mostly competed in the star class (doubles) and participated in seven world championships between 1953 and 1967. He won a bronze medal in this category at the 1965 European Championships.
Awards
- Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes (1960)
Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[4]
