Álvaro Pires (swimmer)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Álvaro Roberto de Ávila Pires |
Born | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 August 1941
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Álvaro Roberto de Ávila Pires (born 13 August 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in two Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1964 Olympics and in water polo at the 1968 Olympics.[1][2]
At the 1963 Pan American Games, in São Paulo, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, and 5th in the 100-metre freestyle.[3]
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.[2]
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: ÁLVARO ROBERTO DE ÁVILA PIRES". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alvaro Pires". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
Full name: Alvaro Roberto de Avila Pires
- ^ "Results at 1963 Pan Am Games in São Paulo" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Brazilian male water polo players
- Swimmers at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Brazil
- Olympic water polo players for Brazil
- Brazilian male freestyle swimmers
- Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
- Swimmers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian swimming biography stubs
- Brazilian water polo biography stubs