SCHEIDT Robert

Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1973

Age: 48

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SAO PAULO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : GARDA

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kamakura	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 01 #1	Finished
	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 02 #2	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 03 #3	Finished
	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 04 #4	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 08 #8	Finished
	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 09 #9	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 10 #10	Finished
	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Medal Race #11	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser	2004	Athens, GRE
1	Laser	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA
2	Men's Star	2008	Beijing, CHN
2	Laser	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS
3	Men's Star	2012	London, GBR
4	Laser	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

ISAF World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men's Star	2011	Fremantle, WA, AUS
1	Men's Star	2007	Cascais, POR
2	Laser	2003	Cadiz, ESP
5	Laser	2014	Santander, ESP

Class World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser	2013	Muscat, OMA
1	Laser	2005	Fortaleza, BRA
1	Laser	2004	Bodrum, TUR
1	Laser	2002	Hyannis, MA, USA
1	Laser	2001	Cork, IRL
1	Laser	2000	Cancun, MEX
1	Laser	1997	Algarrobo, CHI
1	Laser	1996	Simon's Town, RSA
1	Laser	1995	Tenerife, ESP
2	Laser	1999	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
12	Laser	2019	Sakaiminato, JPN
40	49er	2017	Porto, POR
42	Laser	2020	Melbourne, VIC, AUS

Class European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
31	49er	2017	Kiel, GER

Rank	Event	Year	Location
16	49er	2017	Miami, FL, USA

Occupation:

Business Administration - University Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, BRA

Wife Gintare Volungeviciute, sons Erik and Lukas

Languages spoken:

English, German, Portuguese

Sporting relatives:

His wife Gintare Volungeviciute-Scheidt has represented Lithuania in sailing. She won silver in Laser Radial at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Feb 2016; folha.uol.com.br, 05 Jan 2016)

In March 2015 he suffered a knee injury that required surgery. He returned to competition the following month. (boatshopping.com.br, 22 Apr 2015)

He suffered a knee injury in February 2009 and was sidelined until the following month. (globoesporte.globo.com, 31 Mar 2009)

He has suffered from seasickness during regattas. With some attention to his diet and a course of medicine to prevent nausea, the condition can be controlled sufficiently in order for him to compete. (Gazeta Esportiva, 01 Sep 2000)

He began sailing at age nine in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2015)

He was encouraged to take up the sport by his father Fritz. He used to play tennis, and combined both disciplines until he was age 15. "I could manage both of them but the time arrived to make a decision. My love for sailing was stronger, but tennis taught me a lot about mental attitude." (otempo.com.br, 05 Jul 2020; robertscheidt.com.br, 31 Jan 2016; Gazeta Esportiva, 01 Sep 2000)

To win a medal in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 09 Aug 2020)

He trains on Lake Garda in Italy. (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 09 Aug 2020; otempo.com.br, 05 Jul 2020)

US surfer Kelly Slater, US basketball player Michael Jordan, Brazilian footballer Pele. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2015)

He always wears a silver necklace with a cross, and has carried a chess piece [black knight] in his bag since his first races as a child. (World Sailing profile, 29 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"When you stop believing your chances go away." (uol.com.br, 17 May 2020)

In 2020 he was named the Second Best Athlete in Brazilian Olympic history in a survey of journalists organised by news outlet Globo Esporte. (gazetaesportiva.com, 05 Aug 2020)

He was flag bearer for Brazil at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (rio2016.com, 28 Feb 2012)

He was named World Sailor of the Year by the International Sailing Federation [ISAF] in 2001 and 2004. (sailing.org, 2014; ISAF, 13 Nov 2001)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC VETERAN
In 2017 he announced he was retiring from a competitive sailing, but two years later he returned to the sport. His aim was to qualify for his seventh Olympic Games, which would be a Brazilian record. "I started sailing, practically, in the middle of the [Olympic] cycle. But, with the postponement, I gained another year. I'm excited. I do what I like. I love to compete, to have a goal. I am happy to represent Brazil and try to be competitive." (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 09 Aug 2020)

CLASSES SAILED
He has sailed in the Laser class for the majority of his career. He represented Brazil in the Star class at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, but he returned to Laser in 2013. In 2017 he competed in the 49er class. "I love Laser and also Star. Each one of them has its own charm. I don't have any preference, and don't think there is a better class than another, just the one to which a sailor adapts better." (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 09 Aug 2020; ISAF, 01 Feb 2020; otempo.com.br, 05 Jul 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Robert-Scheidt-334327746645218/
https://instagram.com/robert.scheidt
https://twitter.com/robert_scheidt
Athlete Website: http://www.robertscheidt.com.br/
International Federation Website: https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/sailors/biog.php?memberid=41903&js=1

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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