Jorge Zarif
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| Nationality |  Brazil | |||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1992 São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||
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| Class | Finn | |||||||||||
| Coach | Rafael Trujillo[1] | |||||||||||
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Jorge João Zarif (born 30 September 1992 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian sailor, competing in the Finn class.[2] Son of Brazilian Olympic sailor Jorge Zarif Neto, after finishing 20th at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[3] Zarif was world champion in both junior and senior levels, winning gold at the 2013 Youth Championship (his second title, after the 2009 edition) in Cyprus and the 2013 Finn Gold Cup in Estonia.[4] His second Olympic appearance in 2016 had Zarif improve handily, with a fourth place finish.[1] He returned for his third Olympic appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics, earning 14th place.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Finn Focus at Rio2016: Rio reflections
- ^ "Jorge João Zarif". Universo Online. UOL Olimpíadas 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Jorge Zarif". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Jorge Zarif seals historic Finn Gold Cup win
- ^ Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Sailing - ZARIF Jorge". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
External links
[edit]- Jorge Zarif at World Sailing (new website)
- Jorge Zarif at World Sailing
- Jorge Zarif at World Sailing (archived)
- Jorge Zarif at Olympics.com
- Jorge Zarif at Olympedia
- Jorge Zarif at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Jorge Zarif on Twitter
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- Brazilian people of Arab descent
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Finn class world champions
- World champions in sailing for Brazil
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Finn
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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