Orlando Amêndola
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Full name | Orlando Amêndola | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Born | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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Orlando Amêndola is a former Olympic freestyle swimmer, Water polo player and rower from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[1]
He was one of the first Brazilians who participated at the Olympics.[2] At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the first time that Brazil participated in the Games, he swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. He also participated in the Water Polo, finishing fourth with the Brazil team.[1] Also participated in rowing.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "ANTWERP 1920". COB (in Portuguese). 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.