Gustavo Borges

Gustavo Borges

Gustavo Borges (right) and Fernando Scherer
Personal information
Full name	Gustavo França Borges
Nationality	Brazil
Born	December 2, 1972 (1972-12-02) Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	98 kilograms (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	Pinheiros/Vasco da Gama
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for Brazil Olympic Games Silver 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle Silver 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle Bronze 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle Bronze 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (Long Course) Bronze 1994 Rome 100 m freestyle Bronze 1994 Rome 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (Short Course) Gold 1993 Palma 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1995 Rio 200 m freestyle Gold 1995 Rio 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1997 Gothenburg 200 m freestyle Silver 1993 Palma 100 m freestyle Silver 1995 Rio 100 m freestyle Silver 1997 Gothenburg 100 m freestyle Silver 2002 Moscow 200 m freestyle Bronze 1993 Palma 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1995 Rio 4×200 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 1991 Havana 100 m freestyle Gold 1991 Havana 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m freestyle Gold 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m freestyle Gold 1999 Winnipeg 200 m freestyle Gold 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley Gold 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1991 Havana 200 m freestyle Silver 1991 Havana 4×200 m freestyle Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2003 Santo Domingo 4×200 m freestyle Silver 1999 Winnipeg 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1991 Havana 50 m freestyle Bronze 1999 Winnipeg 100 m freestyle Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo 100 m freestyle Summer Universiade Silver 1995 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle Silver 1995 Fukuoka 4x100 m freestyle

Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. He, along with sailor Robert Scheidt, are in second place as the Brazilian athletes with most medals, behind only sailor Torben Grael with four (one in 1992, two in 1996 and one in 2000), and also the second Brazilian with most Pan-American Games gold medals with eight (behind table tennis player Hugo Hoyama).

His first medal was silver in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, which took a while to be received as his lane's chronometer was not working, and the judges had to see the TV recordings to guarantee his medal. Borges even overcame his idol Matt Biondi to win the silver medal.

6 ft 7 ½ inch Borges currently lives in São Paulo. He has lived in Jacksonville and was a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, under the guidance of swimming coach Jon Urbanchek, who also coached the likes of American Eric Namesnik and Dutchman Marcel Wouda in the mid-1990s. Borges carried the flag for the Brazilian squad during the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

See also

• Pan American Games records in swimming
• South American records in swimming

References

• sports-reference

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website

Records
Preceded by none	Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) July 2, 1993 – 1994-01-01	Succeeded by Alexander Popov (RUS)