Leônidas da Silva (swimmer)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Leônidas Francisco Marques da Silva |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Brazil | 5 April 1914
Died | 18 April 1996[1] | (aged 82)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Leônidas Francisco Marques da Silva (5 April 1914 – 18 April 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
[edit]- ^ "Leonidas Francisco Marques Da Silva". MyHeritage.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leônidas da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2013.