Martine Grael

Martine Soffiatti Grael^[a] (born 12 February 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class.^[2] Together with Kahena Kunze she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships^[3] and at the 2016 Rio Olympics,^[4] and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[5]

Martine Grael

Grael at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Martine Soffiatti Grael
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 34) Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Sailing career
Class(es)	420, 470, 49er FX
Club	Rio Yacht Club[1]
Coach	Javier Torres del Moral[1]
Medal record Sailing Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er FX 2020 Tokyo 49er FX World Championships 2014 Santander 49er FX 2013 Marseille 49er FX 2015 Buenos Aires 49er FX 2017 Matosinhos 49er FX 2019 Auckland 49er FX 2021 Al-Mussanah 49er FX Pan American Games 2019 Lima 49er FX 2023 Santiago 49er FX 2015 Toronto 49er FX Star Sailors League Skipper rank Highest: 3 1 March 2022: 5

Career

Martine Grael is the daughter of Olympic gold medalist in sailing Torben Grael. Her brother Marco and uncle Lars also sailed in the Olympics.^[6]

She sailed with Team AkzoNobel in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.^[7] In 2024, Grael was designated captain of the debuting Brazilian team that would compete at the SailGP championship.^[8]

Achievements

As of 3 August 2021^[9]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
2009	29er - ISAF Youth World Championships		7th	29er class
2008	420 World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	420 class
2009	420 World Championships	Lake Garda, Italy	4th	420 class
2009	420 - ISAF Youth World Championships	Búzios, Brazil	1st	420 class
2010	470 World Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	7th	470 class
2011	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Perth, Australia	8th	470 class
2011	2011 Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China	3rd	470 class
2012	470 World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	470 class
2013	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Marseille, France	2nd	49er FX class
2014	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Santander, Spain	1st	49er FX class
2015	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	49er FX class
2016	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Clearwater, USA	6th	49er FX class
2016	2016 Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	49er FX class
2017	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Matosinhos, Portugal	2nd	49er FX class
2019	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	49er FX class
2021	2020 Summer Olympics	Enoshima, Japan	1st	49er FX class
2021	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Al-Mussanah, Oman	3rd	49er FX class

Notes

1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soffiatti and the second or paternal family name is Grael.