Francesco Bruni (sailor)

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Francesco "Checco" Bruni (born 11 April 1973) is a professional sailor from Italy, together with James Spithill, helmsman of Luna Rossa during the America's Cup 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.oasport.it/2021/02/vasco-vascotto-il-doppio-timoniere-su-luna-rossa-botta-di-c-micidiale-spithill-e-bruni-complementari/|title=Vasco Vascotto: "Il doppio timoniere su Luna Rossa? Spithill e Bruni complementari"|publisher=oasport.it|language=it|date=10 February 2021|accessdate=14 February 2021}}

He is the brother of the sailor Gabriele Bruni with whom he teamed up in 49er regattas during the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.

Biography

He has competed in the Summer Olympics three times, all in different classes. He finished 12th at the 1996 Olympics in a Laser, 11th at the 2000 Olympics in a 49er and 7th at the 2004 Olympics in the Star class.{{cite web|url=http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?id=ITAFB8|title=Sailor Biography|website=sailing.org}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/francesco-bruni|title=Francesco BRUNI - Olympic Sailing - Italy|date=20 June 2016|publisher=}}

Bruni raced with Luna Rossa Challenge at the 2003 and 2007 Louis Vuitton Cups.{{cite web|url=http://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/team/99_Francesco-Bruni|title=Francesco Bruni - Luna Rossa|first=Luna|last=Rossa|website=www.lunarossachallenge.com}}

He skippered the Azzurra team during the 2009 and 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy events and with Team Synergy in the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cupinfo.com/en/lvt-teams-prepare-louis-vuitton-dubai-10056.php|title=Louis Vuitton Trophy - Teams Prepare to Race in Dubai: Press Release - from CupInfo.com|website=www.cupinfo.com}} before re-joining to Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series and 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.cupinfo.com/en/franceso-bruni-azzurra-interview-congressional-cup-10002.php|title=America's Cup 34 - Azzurra Skipper Francesco Bruno Interview |website=CupInfo}} When Luna Rossa withdrew from the 2017 America's Cup, Bruni joined Artemis Racing for the 2015–16 America's Cup World Series.{{cite web|url=http://artemis-racing.americascup.com/en/team/69_Francesco-Bruni.html|title=Helmsman|first=Artemis|last=Racing|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://artemis-racing.americascup.com/en/news/241_FRANCESCO-BRUNI-TO-MAKE-HIS-DEBUT-IN-PORTSMOUTH.html|title=FRANCESCO BRUNI TO MAKE HIS DEBUT IN PORTSMOUTH|first=Artemis|last=Racing|publisher=}}

He has also won the 2010 Congressional Cup, 2011 Match Race Germany and 2013 King Edward VII Gold Cup.{{fact|date=January 2024}}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Teammate	Score
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1996 \|align=left\|Olympic Games \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Atlanta \|12th \|Laser \|align=left\|Solo \|171.0 pts
2000 \|align=left\|Olympic Games \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Sydney \|11th \|49er \|align=left\|Gabriele Bruni \|134.0 pts
2004 \|align=left\|Olympic Games \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|GRE}} Athens \|7th \|Star \|align=left\|Guido Vignar \|75.0 pts