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Torben Grael

1960 - Today

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Torben Schmidt Grael (born 22 July 1960) is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions. A descendant of Danes, he was taken sailing by his grandfather at the age of five years on the sailboat Aileen, of the 6 Metre class, which was the boat used by the silver medal-winning 1912 Summer Olympics Danish sailing team. Once he moved to Niterói, he started sailing with his brother, Lars Grael, also an Olympic medal winner, on the Bay of Guanabara. Another brother, Axel Grael, is the current mayor of Niterói. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Torben Grael is the 2,216th most popular athlete (up from 2,257th in 2024), the 897th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 923rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Brazilian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Torben Grael ranks 2,216 out of 6,025. Before him are Christine Scheiblich, Vera Zozulya, Tatyana Goyshchik, Michel Knuysen, Simon Dickie, and Arto Bryggare. After him are Michael Wenden, Françoise Mbango Etone, Maria Ștefan, Con Leahy, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, and Marian Woronin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Torben Grael ranks 566. Before him are Melora Walters, Christoph Schlingensief, Natalia Bestemianova, Emma Samms, Lyudmyla Denisova, and Tyrell Biggs. After him are Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Pablo Larios, Lorraine Toussaint, Paulina García, Catherine Coleman, and Stephan Engels.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Torben Grael ranks 897 out of 2,236. Before him are Edu (1981), Herbert MacKay-Fraser (1922), Beto Almeida (1955), Júnior (1973), Guga (1964), and Afonso Alves (1981). After him are Palhinha (1950), Antônio Pizzonia (1980), Thiago Neves (1985), Cris Cyborg (1985), André Santos (1983), and Cássia Eller (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Brazil

Among athletes born in Brazil, Torben Grael ranks 6. Before him are Adhemar da Silva (1927), Nelson Prudêncio (1944), Vanderlei de Lima (1969), Joaquim Cruz (1963), and João Carlos de Oliveira (1954). After him are Glover Teixeira (1979), Robson da Silva (1964), Robert Scheidt (1973), Renzo Gracie (1967), Maurren Maggi (1976), and Fabiana Murer (1981).

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