托尔本-格雷尔 torben grael （巴西 帆船）
agios kosmas olympic sailing centre, 24 august 2006, games of the xxviii olympiad: torben grael (r) and marcelo ferreira of brazil in action in the men's keelboat star race.
born: 22 july 1960
birthplace: são paulo (brazil)
nationality: brazil
sport: sailing
attendance at the olympic games
los angeles 1984
seoul 1988
barcelona 1992
atlanta 1996
sydney 2000
athens 2004
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
silver: 1
bronze: 2
other results:
world championships (star)
gold: 1 (1990)
silver: 5 (91, 95, 98, 2002, 2005)
bronze: 2 (94, 96)
the brazilian “turbine”
history has it that, at five years old, torben grael was introduced to sailing by his grandfather on a six-metre boat used by the silver-medal-winning danish team at the stockholm olympic games in 1912. the young brazilian felt a real passion for this sport. living in niterói, on the bay of guanabara in brazil, he spent most of his time sailing. his brother lars grael, a future bronze medallist at the atlanta 1996 games, shared his passion and often trained with him.
after several years of relentless training, torben grael took part in his first olympic games in los angeles in 1984. in the team keelboat event, with his two team mates daniel adler and ronaldo senfft, he finished three of the seven regattas in the top three places. the brazilians were ranked second behind the americans and returned to their home country with the silver medal. torben was only 24.
in 1988 in seoul, he partnered nelson falcao in the star event. at the end of seven rounds, they finished 4.30 points behind the british victors and took the bronze medal.
four years later in barcelona, with marcelo ferreira, his new partner, torben grael gave a poor performance and finished these games with a modest 11th place.
at the 1996 atlanta games, torben decided to put his last disappointments well and truly behind him. still with ferreira, he finished five times in the top three in the star event, which now comprised 10 rounds. the brazilian duo ended with a flourish to take 41 points, and were crowned olympic champions. in sydney in 2000, he won a new bronze medal despite two poor results in the second and ninth rounds.
at the last olympic games in athens in 2004, again with marcelo ferreira, he proved his exceptional consistency by finishing 8 of the 10 regattas in the first five places. he once again took the gold after having led from the fourth round.
after participating in the games six times, torben grael has stacked up two gold medals, one silver and one bronze. this makes him the brazilian athlete with the most olympic medals and the most accomplished olympic sailor. quiet and observant, he always sees his passion through to the end: never mind the type of boat, the partner or the distance, the important thing is being on the water.
生日：1960年7月22日
出生地：圣保罗，巴西
国籍: 巴西
项目: 帆船
参加奥运会时间：
1984年美国洛杉矶夏季奥运会
1988年韩国汉城夏季奥运会
1992年西班牙巴塞罗纳夏季奥运会
1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会
2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会
2004年希腊雅典夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌2 枚
银牌1 枚
铜牌2 枚
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
金牌 1枚 1990年
银牌 5枚 1991年1995年1998年2002年2005年
铜牌 2枚 1994年1996年
巴西引擎
五岁的时候，托尔本-格雷尔就在祖父的带领下开始帆船运动。很快，格雷尔就迷上了这项运动，他也将自己的业余时间放在了帆船上，他的弟弟拉尔斯也和他一起接受训练，并在1996年奥运会上，获得一枚奥运铜牌。
在几年认真训练后，24岁的格雷尔在 1984年参加了美国洛杉矶夏季奥运会，并与队友合作夺得一枚银牌。1988年韩国汉城夏季奥运会，格雷尔参加了星光级的比赛，这次，他和队友获得一枚铜牌。四年后的巴塞罗纳奥运会上，格雷尔的发挥得很不好，只名列第11。1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会上，格雷尔终于圆自己的奥运金牌梦，在星光级比赛中，他和队友合作，在五站中名列第一，并以41分的成绩获得最后的冠军。2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会上，因为在第二段和第九段比赛中的发挥失常，格雷尔再次获得一枚铜牌。2004年，格雷尔在希腊雅典最后一次参加夏季奥运会的比赛，在自己运动生涯的末期，格雷尔奏出了最强音，在总共十段比赛中，他获得了八段的第一，并获得自己的第二枚奥运金牌。在参加的六届奥运会中，格雷尔总共夺得了两金一银一铜，这也使他成为巴西历史上获得奥运奖牌最多的运动员。安静而腼腆的格雷尔从来不在意比赛的级别，距离和队友的选择，对于他来说，最重要的是在水中努力训练，比赛。