Bruno Prada is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian sailor.

In June 2006, he and Brazilian Robert Scheidt

Robert Scheidt

Robert Scheidt is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals and two silver medals from four Olympic Games...

 won the silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

 in the two-person racing keelboat

Keelboat

Keelboat has two distinct meanings related to two different types of boats: one a riverine cargo-capable working boat, and the other a classification for small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yachts.-Historical keel-boats:...

 Star Class

Star (sailboat)

The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...

 at the 2006 Kiel Week in Germany, behind American Mark Mendelblatt

Mark Mendelblatt

Mark Mendelblatt is an American yachtsman. He primarily sails the Laser, a one-design class of small single-handed sailing dinghy...

 and crewman Mark Strube. In August 2006, he and Scheidt won a silver medal at the Star European Championship against 93 boats in Neustadt

Neustadt

- Germany :* in Baden-Württemberg:** Titisee-Neustadt, a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald* in Bavaria:** Bad Neustadt an der Saale, the capital of the Rhön-Grabfeld district...

, Germany, again behind Mendelblatt and Strube.

He won a silver medal in the Star class with Robert Scheidt

Robert Scheidt

Robert Scheidt is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals and two silver medals from four Olympic Games...

 at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics site