Adhemar Grijó Filho
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born(1931-10-18)18 October 1931
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died23 August 2020(2020-08-23) (aged 88)
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Mexico City Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago Team competition

Adhemar Grijó Filho (18 October 1931 – 23 August 2020) was a Brazilian athlete who competed in three Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 Olympics and in water polo at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.[1]

Career

At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 6th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[2] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals.[1] At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][3][4] At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][5][6] At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, he won the gold medal in the Water Polo.[1][7][8] At Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.[1]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adhemar Grijó Filho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - March 7, 1951, Morning, General, page 8". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1955 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1955 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1959 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1963 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1963 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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