Bruno Fontes

{{Short description|Brazilian sailor (born 1979)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox sailor

| name = Bruno Fontes

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Bruno Fontes Ferreira da Silva

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paraná, Brazil

| height = 175 cm

| weight = 80 kg

| country = Brazil

| sport = Sailing

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's sailing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Lima|Laser}}

}}

Bruno Fontes Ferreira da Silva (born 25 September 1979 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian sailor.{{cite web |title=Bruno Fontes |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/fontes-bruno-1086898/ |website=London2012.com |publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited |access-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911224331/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/fontes-bruno-1086898/}} Born in Paraná but raised in Santa Catarina, he started sailing at the age of 8 in Florianópolis.https://www.cmf.sc.gov.br/proclegis_storage/AvulsosOrdemDoDia/pr_2.215-18_0.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907064418/https://www.cmf.sc.gov.br/proclegis_storage/AvulsosOrdemDoDia/pr_2.215-18_0.pdf |date=7 September 2021 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} Most of his success came in the men's laser class, appearing in two Olympic Games, 27th place at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in 13th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/sailing/laser-one-person-dinghy-m |title=Beijing 2008 - Sailing - Men's Laser |website=Olympic.org |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=23 November 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093215/http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/sailing/laser-one-person-dinghy-m |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/sailing/laser-one-person-dinghy-m |title=London 2012 - Sailing - Men's Laser |website=Olympic.org |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=23 November 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006181609/http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/sailing/laser-one-person-dinghy-m |url-status=dead }}{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Bruno Fontes |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/bruno-fontes-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203045123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/bruno-fontes-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}