Mário Gentil Quina, GOIH (1 January 1930 – 8 September 2017) was a Portuguese sailor. He competed at the 1952, 1960, 1968 and 1972 Olympics,[2] and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Portugal in 1960. In 1952 he finished 17th in one-person dingy. In 1960 he won a silver medal in the star class, together with his brother José Manuel Quina; the brothers placed 17th at the 1968 Games. In 1972 he took part in the three-person keelboat event, together with his another brother Francisco Quina and finished 21st.[3]

Mário Quina

Personal information
Full name	Mário Gentil Quina
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1930-01-01)1 January 1930 Estoril, Cascais, Portugal
Died	8 September 2017(2017-09-08) (aged 87)[1]
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)

Quina mostly competed in the star class (doubles) and participated in seven world championships between 1953 and 1967. He won a bronze medal in this category at the 1965 European Championships.

Awards

• Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes (1960)
• Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[4]

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