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Mauricio Santa Cruz Oliveira (born 17 October 1974 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sailor who competed in the Summer Olympic Games, the Pan American Games, the Snipe World Championships and the J/24 World Championships.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sailing | ||
Representing  Brazil | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 2003 Santo Domingo | J/24 class |
 | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | J/24 class |
| 2011 Guadalajara | J/24 class |
His first success came in 1992, finishing 3rd at the Snipe Junior World Championships in Motala (Sweden) with his crew Gustavo de Arruda.[2] Only four years later, in 1996, he became Western Hemisphere & Orient champion and the following year World Champion in San Diego, sailing with Eduardo Neves. He then changed to a multihull class, the Tornado, and attended two Olympic games, in 2000 with Henrique Pellicano, and in 2004 with Joao Carlos Jordao.[3] Afterwards, he moved to the J/24 class, winning a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games and the J/24 World Championships in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012.[4]
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- 2nd place in J/24 at Santo Domingo 2003.
- 1st place in J/24 at Rio de Janeiro 2007.
- 1st place in J/24 at Puerto Vallarta 2011.
- 11th place in Tornado at Sydney 2000.
- 17h place in Tornado at Athens 2004.
- 3rd place in Snipe at Junior World Championships in Motala 1992
- 1st place in Snipe at World Championships in San Diego 1997
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Melbourne 2006
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Nuevo Vallarta 2007
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Annapolis 2009
- 1st place in J/24 at World Championships in Rochester 2012
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