Alexandre "Alex" Welter (born 30 June 1953) is a Brazilian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the ''Tornado Class'' at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

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, alongside

Lars Sigurd Bjorkstrom Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name ...

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* * * * 1953 births Living people Brazilian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Brazil Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Tornado Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Brazilian people of German descent 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-Olympic-medalist-stub