Athos de Oliveira

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Athos de Oliveira
Personal information
Full name Athos Procópio de Oliveira Júnior
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1943-01-03) January 3, 1943 (age 81)
Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil
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Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, Backstroke

Athos Procópio de Oliveira Júnior (born January 3, 1943 in Catanduva) is a former international freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil.[1][2]

At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he finished 7th in the 100 metre backstroke.[3] He also swam the 4 × 100-metre medley.[4]

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, in Rome, he swam the 100-metre backstroke and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.[1]

At the 1963 Pan American Games, in São Paulo, he won two bronze medals in the 100-metre backstroke, and in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[5]

At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.[1]

Among other achievements, he was part of the Brazilian team champion of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay in the 1964 South American Absolute Championship, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Team composed of Alvaro Pires, Athos Procópio de Oliveira, Paulo Salles Cunha, and Antonio Celso Guimarães.[6]

References

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