Manoel Villar
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Manoel da Rocha Villar |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | 21 November 1912 Brazil |
| Died | 9 October 2011 (aged 98)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Manoel da Rocha Villar (21 November 1912 – 9 October 2011) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at two Summer Olympics for his native country.[2][3][4] At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 7th in the final, along with Manoel Lourenço, Isaac Moraes and Benevenuto Nunes.[3][5][6] He also swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[3] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 400-metre, 1500-metre, and 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Manoel Villar". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
Full name: Manoel da Rocha Villar
- ^ "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: MANOEL DA ROCHA VILLAR". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manoel Villar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
Full name: Manoel da Rocha Villar
- ^ "Manoel DA ROCHA VILLAR". FINA.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Freitas, Guilherme (7 August 2008). "O Brasil Em Olimpíadas – As Finais" [Brazil At The Olympics - The Final]. Best Swimming (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 February 2017.
Los Angeles-1932: 4x200m livre masculino (Manoel Lourenço Silva, Isaac dos Santos Moraes, Manoel Rocha Villar, Benevenuto Martins Nunes), 7º lugar (10min36s5)
- ^ "Los Angeles (1932): Maria Lenk é a primeira mulher brasileira nos Jogos" [Los Angeles (1932): Maria Lenk is the first Brazilian woman at the Games]. BOL (in Portuguese). 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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