Bruno Fontes

Bruno Fontes
	Fontes with his dinghy
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Fontes Ferreira da Silva
Born	25 September 1979 (age 47); Paraná, Brazil
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sailing career
Country	Brazil
Sport	Sailing
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games

Bruno Fontes Ferreira da Silva (born 25 September 1979) is a Brazilian sailor. Fontes started sailing at the age of 8 in Florianópolis. Most of his success came in the men's laser class, appearing in three Olympic Games, 27th place at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 13th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and 28th place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

Silver medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games
27th place at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser
13th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser
28th place at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's Dinghy
Eight-time Brazilian champion (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2026)
World Master Champion (2025)
South American champion (2008)
Gold and Silver at the South American Games

Career as Coach

Fontes has worked as an Olympic coach, participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and coaching sailors in China from 2019 to 2020. He specializes in performance coaching and has developed coaching methodologies based on his Olympic experience.

Instituto Bruno Fontes

The Instituto Bruno Fontes is an organization dedicated to athlete development and educational practices in sailing. The institute focuses on preparing young athletes for competitive sailing and has impacted over 200 youth sailors.

Programs and Services

Through his coaching practice, Fontes offers various programs including:

Sailing Experience – A leadership and development program for executives and corporate teams
Performance coaching for competitive sailors
Educational clinics and workshops on sailing techniques and Olympic-level training
Speaking engagements on sports performance and athletic development

The programs are based in Florianópolis, Brazil, and combine Olympic-level coaching methodologies with educational principles.

References

↑ "Bruno Fontes". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
↑ "Estado de santa catarina" (PDF). www.cmf.sc.gov.br. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
↑ "Beijing 2008 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
↑ "London 2012 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno Fontes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
↑ "Lima 2019 Pan American Games". Lima 2019.
↑ "Beijing 2008 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
↑ "London 2012 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
↑ "Olympics.com". International Olympic Committee.
↑ "Confederação Brasileira de Vela e Motonautismo". CBVM.
↑ "Bruno Fontes - Official Website". brunofontes.com.
↑ "Olympics.com". International Olympic Committee.
↑ "Olympics.com". International Olympic Committee.
↑ "Bruno Fontes - Official Website". brunofontes.com.
↑ "Bruno Fontes - Coaching Experience". brunofontes.com.
↑ "Instituto Bruno Fontes". brunofontes.com.
↑ "Bruno Fontes - Programs". brunofontes.com.

External links

Bruno Fontes at World Sailing
Bruno Fontes at Olympics.com
Bruno Fontes at Olympedia
Bruno Fontes at InterSportStats
Bruno Fontes at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archived, alternate link)
Official website

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[OlympicBotGeneratedRef-1] "Bruno Fontes". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

[2] "Estado de santa catarina" (PDF). www.cmf.sc.gov.br. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

[3] "Beijing 2008 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

[4] "London 2012 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

[SR-5] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno Fontes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

[6] "Lima 2019 Pan American Games". Lima 2019.

[7] "Beijing 2008 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

[8] "London 2012 - Sailing - Men's Laser". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

[9] "Olympics.com". International Olympic Committee.

[10] "Confederação Brasileira de Vela e Motonautismo". CBVM.

[11] "Bruno Fontes - Official Website". brunofontes.com.

[12] "Olympics.com". International Olympic Committee.

[13] "Olympics.com". International Olympic Committee.

[14] "Bruno Fontes - Official Website". brunofontes.com.

[15] "Bruno Fontes - Coaching Experience". brunofontes.com.

[16] "Instituto Bruno Fontes". brunofontes.com.

[17] "Bruno Fontes - Programs". brunofontes.com.