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Leônidas da Silva (swimmer)

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Leônidas da Silva
Personal information
Full nameLeônidas Francisco Marques da Silva
Nationality Brazil
Born(1914-04-05)April 5, 1914
Brazil
DiedApril 18, 1996(1996-04-18) (aged 82)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Leônidas Francisco Marques da Silva (April 5, 1914 – April 18, 1996) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2]

References

  1. ^ [https://www.myheritage.com/person-1000067_162524291_162524291/leonidas-francisco-marques-da-silva Leonidas Francisco Marques da Silva
  2. ^ a b "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2013.