Alexandre do Amaral

Alexandre Tinoco do Amaral (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 December 1982) is a Brazilian-Dutch competitive sailor and sailing coach.^[1]

Alexandre Tinoco do Amaral

Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Tinoco do Amaral
Nationality	Netherlands  Brazil
Born	(1982-12-03) 3 December 1982 (age 42) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sailing career
Class	Snipe
Club	Mahón Yacht Club
Medal record Sailing Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Snipe South American Games 2010 Medellín Snipe Snipe World Championships 2011 Rungsted Snipe Snipe South American Championship 2012 Manta Snipe

He was world champion of snipe in 2011, South American champion in 2012, he won gold at the 2011 Pan American Games and silver medal at the 2010 South American Games.^[2][3]

In 2024 he won the Snipe European Cup as a crew member of the Belgian Manu Hens.^[4]

He is the brother of Mário Tinoco do Amaral, who is also an accomplished sailor, who has been a world junior champion twice (2007 and 2009), and South American champion in 2013.^[5][3]

Since 2024 he is the coach of the ILCA 4 and 6 teams of the Mahón Yacht Club (Club Marítimo de Mahón) after the departure of long standing olympic coach Damián Borrás from the position.^[6]

World Championships

• 1st place in Snipe at Rungsted 2011.

South American Championship

• 1st place in Snipe at Manta 2012.^[5]

Pan American Games

• 1st place in Snipe at Guadalajara 2011.

South American Games

• 2nd place in Snipe at Medellín 2010.