| Name |
Robert SCHEIDT |
| Date of Birth |
26769 |
| Where were you born? |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Age started sailing |
9 |
| Age started racing |
9 |
| What inspired you to take up sailing? |
Family and friend at my Yacht Club |
| How did you buy your first boat? |
My father gave me an Optimist |
| Which was your first sailing club? |
Yacht Club Santo Amaro in Sao Paulo in Lake Guarapiranga |
| First boat sailed? |
Optimist |
| First boat raced? |
Optimist |
| First Event competed in? |
Local races at Guarapiranga Lake |
| First Event won? |
South American Optimist Championships in 1985 |
| Principle achievements? |
5 times Laser World Champion, Panamerican Gold Medallist in 1995 and 1999, Gold Medallist at the Olympics 1996 and Silver in 2000 |
| Detail the personal highlights of your sailing career to date? |
Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympics and the 5 World Titles |
| Future sailing aspirations? |
Continue to sail Laser and try another Olympic Medal in Athens, get involved in big boat sailing like the Volvo Ocean Race and America's Cup |
| Briefly state what sailing means to you? |
Sailing is my sport and my profession. It is something I do with love and I really enjoy the excitement of racing |
| Who's had the greatest impact or inspiration in your sailing career and why? |
Peter Tanscheit (Brazil) was a past Laser World Champion and I learnt a lot with him and competing against him made me a better sailor. My coach Claudio Bieckark who supported me in the most important Regattas that I have won |
| Who do you consider to be your sailing hero if any? |
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| Profession? |
Sailor/Graduate in Business School |
| What other sports do you participate in outside of sailing? |
Tennis, Swimming and Mountain Biking |
| Who do you consider to be the greatest sailor in the World and why? |
Paul Elvstrom for winning Olympic Gold 4 times |
| Briefly state what being nominated for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award 2001 means to you? |
It is a great recognition of what I did in this sport in the past few years and I am really pleased about it |
| If voted as the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2001, briefly say what will this mean to you? |
It is like a 'dream come true'! Being the best in your sport means you have achieved the ultimate prize and your name will be remembered for a long time. |
This man has dominated the Laser Class over the years to such an extent that any sailor would be hard pushed to match across any other class. He won his fifth Laser World Championship title in 2001, an addition to his collection of Olympic Medals, a Gold in 1996 and Silver in 2000. A sailor who aims to continue his domination to achieve a further Gold in 2004. Having been placed in pole position on the world rankings for the preceding months, Robert is currently second.
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