José Couto
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| Full name | José Couto | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1978 Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Clube de Natação da Amadora | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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José Couto (born 27 February 1978) is a breaststroke swimmer from Portugal, who represented his home country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He won two medals a(a silver and a bronze one) at the 1999 European Short Course Championships that occurred in Lisbon (his homeground) and one (silver) at the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships in Moscow. He also won a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal in World Cups.
References
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/jose-do-couto-1.html at Sports Reference
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