João Pereira (swimmer)

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João Pereira
Personal information
Full nameJoão Pedro Thomaz Pereira
Nationality Brazil
BornMarch 1905
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died27 June 1984 (aged 81)[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

João Pedro Thomaz Pereira (March 1905 – 27 June 1984) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country. He was born in São Paulo.[2]

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "João Pereira". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "João Pereira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "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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