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André Brasil
André Brasi in 2012
Personal information
Full nameAndré Brasil Esteves
Born (1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 40)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m butterfly S10
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200 m Individual Medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m Individual Medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 100 m butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 4×100 m medley relay 34pts
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle relay 34pts
IPC World Championships 25m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 200 m individual medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 4×50 m medley relay 20 pts

Andre Brasil (born May 23, 1984) is a Paralympic swimmer from Brazil. He had poliomyelitis as a child.[2] He competes in the S10 classification.

He won gold for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He also broke S10 world records in three events, and a Paralympic record in a fourth.[3][4][5][6] He is unbeaten in the men's 400 m freestyle S10 event.[citation needed] He then went on to win and break a world record at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in 50 m freestyle S10, with a time of 23.16 seconds,[7] beating his old record of 23.44 seconds.

As of February 2013, he is S10 world record holder in long course 50, 100 and 200 metre freestyle, 50 and 100 metre butterfly and 50 metre backstroke events.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Biographia. andrebrasil.com
  2. ^ Brazilian athletes gather five years before the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. cidadeolimpica.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Paralympics, Swimming: World Records Continue to Fall". Swimming World Magazine. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 100 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  5. ^ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 50 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 400 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  7. ^ "London 2012 - Paralympic Games Swimming - Men's 50 m Freestyle S10" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  8. ^ "IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 3, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
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