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}} Robert Scheidt (born April 15, 1973) is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze from five Olympic Games and a Star Sailors League Finals.〔(Olympic results )〕 He is one of the most successful sailors at Olympic Games〔(Medal finder - Sailing )〕 and one of the most successful Brazilian Olympic athletes.〔(Medal Finder - Brazil )〕 ==Early career== Born in São Paulo, his father gave him his first boat at the age of 9 and began practising in the Guarapiranga dam. With the help of Dudu Melchert, his coach, he began winning several competitions. At the age of 11, Scheidt became the South American Champion in the Optimist Class, in Algarrobo, Chile, in 1985 and again in 1986. Because of his wins, he was chosen to represent Brazil in the Optimist World Championship in 1986. This fact was the turning point of his career and made him decide to quit tennis and focus on sailing. Because his weight and height exceeded the Optimist recommendations, he began sailing in the Snipe Class,〔(For My Family, For My Friends: An Interview with Robert Scheidt )〕 and was second at the 1989 Brazilian Snipe Junior Championship, and champion in 1990, 1991 and 1992. In 1990, he also began sailing in the Lasers and became Brazilian junior champion and was called to represent Brazil in the Junior World Championships, held in Netherlands. In this championship, he realized he had what it took to be a great athlete and trained in Denmark and Sweden and participated for the first time in the Kiel Week (Kieler Woche). In 1991, he sailed a good and consistent regatta won 10 out of the 11 races and became Laser Junior World Champion, in Scotland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Scheidt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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