Cláudio Biekarck
Cláudio Biekarck (born 16 May 1951) is a Brazilian former sailor. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1951 São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Finn, Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yacht Club Santo Amaro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biekarck obtained 9 medals in the Lightning class at Pan American Games: gold in Caracas 1983, silver in the Mar del Plata 1995, Winnipeg 1999 and Lima 2019 editions, and bronze in 5 editions: Indianapolis 1987, Havana 1991, Rio 2007, Guadalajara 2011 and Toronto 2015. He also won a silver medal at Finn class in San Juan 1979 There were 10 medals in 11 consecutive Pans, with the exception of 2003, when there was no Lightning class race.
At the 2011 Lightning World Championship held in Búzios, he obtained the silver medal, and, at the 1993 Lightning World Championship held in Ilhabela, he obtained the bronze medal, always with Gunnar Ficker.