Cristiano Michelena

Cristiano Michelena
Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Rosito Michelena
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	7 March 1971 (age 53); Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games

Cristiano Rositoano Michelena (born 7 March 1971) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He was born in Rio Grande do Sul.^[1]^[2] He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4×100-metre freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.^[3]

He was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis. He won silver in the 400-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle.^[4] He also finished 4th in the 1500-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 200-metre freestyle.^[5]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, and 26th in the 1500-metre freestyle.^[3]

On 17 April 1989, he broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:46.39.^[6] The record was broken only in the end of 2005, by Armando Negreiros.^[7]^[8]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 21st in the 200-metre freestyle.^[3]

References

^ "ASU, a team with Brazilian tradition". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
^ "Placar Sports Magazine". Placar (in Portuguese). 26 October 1987. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristiano Michelena". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). 16 November 2001. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^ "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). 18 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^ "Negreiros' UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

External links

Cristiano Michelena at World Aquatics
Cristiano Michelena at Olympedia (archive)

[1] "ASU, a team with Brazilian tradition". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

[2] "Placar Sports Magazine". Placar (in Portuguese). 26 October 1987. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

[Sports-Reference-3] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristiano Michelena". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[4] "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[5] "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[6] "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). 16 November 2001. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

[7] "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). 18 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

[8] "Negreiros' UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

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