Fernando Bello (sailor, born 1924)

Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello (1 September 1924 – 8 November 1995) was a Portuguese sailor. Together with his brother Duarte Manuel Bello he competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the Swallow class in 1948, placing fourth in 1952.[1]

Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
Duarte and Fernando Bello in 1948
Personal information
Full nameFernando Pinto Coelho Bello
NationalityPortuguese
Born(1924-09-01)1 September 1924
Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
Died8 November 1995(1995-11-08) (aged 71)
Cascais, Portugal
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Swallow
Star World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Cascais, Portugal Faneca
Silver medal – second place 1962 Cascais, Portugal Faneca

Bello brothers also raced Star class keelboats, winning a silver medal at the 1962 World Championship and a bronze in 1952.

References

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  1. ^ "Fernando Bello". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.