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Portuguese sailor (born 1981)

Jorge Lima

Personal information
Full name Jorge Manuel Roxo Martins de Lima
Nationality Portuguese
Born (1981-01-29) 29 January 1981 (age 43)Cascais, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sailing career
Class Skiff
Club Clube Naval de Cascais
Coach Pedro Pinto

Jorge Manuel Roxo Martins de Lima[1] (born 29 January 1981) is a Portuguese sailor who specialized in Soozie (49er).[2] He represented Portugal, along with his partner Francisco Andrade, at the 2008, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He has trained for Cascais Naval Club (Portuguese: Clube Naval de Cascais) throughout most of his sporting career under his personal coach Pedro Pinto.[3] As of September 2014, Lima is ranked twenty-fourth in the world for the men's skiff class by the International Sailing Federation, following his successes at the European Championships, and 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain.[4]

Lima qualified as a skipper for the Portuguese squad in the 49er class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by placing twelfth and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.[5][6] Teaming with crew member Francisco Andrade in the opening series, the Portuguese duo recorded a net score of 100 points to establish an eleventh-place finish in a fleet of nineteen boats, narrowly missing a spot for the medal race by France's Emmanuel Dyen and Yann Rocherieux by a single grade.[7][8]

At the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain, Lima and his new partner José Costa set their best career record with a fifth-place finish in the men's 49er class to secure a spot on the Portuguese sailing team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4][9]

  1. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Lima". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Jorge Lima e José Costa qualificam Portugal para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Jorge Lima and José Costa Portugal qualify for Olympics] (in Portuguese). Desporte Na Linha. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Early Titles Claimed In 49er And Nacra 17 At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Jorge Lima/Francisco Andrade: Entrar no top 10" [Jorge Lima/Francisco Andrade: Enters the top 10] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  6. ^ "18 Portuguese athletes qualify for Beijing 2008". People's Daily. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Men's 49er". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Pequim2008: Vela - O amargo ponto de Gustavo Lima (Balanço)" [Beijing 2008: Gustavo Lima reaches the boiling point in sailing] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Jorge Lima/José Costa no quinto lugar" [Jorge Lima/José Costa placed fifth] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. Retrieved 22 September 2014.