Fernando de Abreu
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Full name | Fernando Nabuco de Abreu | ||||||||
Born | (1944-06-22) 22 June 1944 (age 80) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||
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Fernando Nabuco de Abreu (born 22 June 1944 in São Paulo) is a former Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[1]
He was president of the Brazilian Cycling Confederation and CEO of São Paulo Stock Exchange.[2]
He was the son of an Olympic athlete, the rower Fernando Nabuco de Abreu, and started swimming at the age of six, at Club Athletico Paulistano, where he always competed.[2]
At 16 years of age, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.[1]
He was Brazilian and South American champion and ended his swimming career at the age of 17. He was also a water polo player and sailor.[2]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fernando de Abreu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Olimpianos - Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: FERNANDO LUIZ NABUCO DE ABREU Acessado em 13 de fevereiro de 2017
External links
- Fernando de Abreu at World Aquatics
- Fernando de Abreu at Olympedia
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