- Lars Grael
Lars Schmidt Grael (born
february 9 1964 inSão Paulo ) is a formersailor andBrazil ianpolitician of Danish origin. His brother,Torben Grael , is also a sailor.Grael is the winner of two olympic medals, one in the
1988 Summer Olympics , the other in the1996 Summer Olympics . He was world champion in 1983 for the Snipe class and ten time Brazilian and five time South-American champion for the Tornado class.In September 1998, he suffered a serious accident in
Vitória ,Espírito Santo , caused by the negligence of an irresponsible boat driver that left the boatpropeller uncovered, which amputated one of the athlete's legs. Grael then gradually began to take a role to promote the sport in politics.External links
* [http://www.larsgrael.com.br/ Official Website]
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