Fernando Bello (sailor, born 1924) (original) (raw)

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Portuguese sailor

Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello

Duarte and Fernando Bello in 1948
Personal information
Full name Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
Nationality Portuguese
Born (1924-09-01)1 September 1924Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
Died 8 November 1995(1995-11-08) (aged 71)Cascais, Portugal
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 82 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

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]

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

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