Emanuel Nascimento
Personal information
Full nameEmanuel Fortes Nascimento
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1970-08-13) 13 August 1970
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana 4x100m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana 4x200m Freestyle

Emanuel Fortes Nascimento (born 13 August 1970 in Minas Gerais) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the 6th place in the Men's 4×100-metre freestyle in 1992.[1]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 18th in the 4×100-metre medley, 36th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 37th in the 100-metre freestyle.[1]

He was the South American record holder of the 100-metre freestyle, between 1990 and 1991.[2]

At the 1991 World Aquatics Championships, Nascimento finished 24th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 26th in the 200-metre freestyle.[3]

He was at the 1991 Pan American Games, in Havana. He won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[4] He also finished 6th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 7th in the 100-metre butterfly.[5]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 25th in the 100-metre freestyle.[1]

After closing the swimming career, he became commercial director of Monytel, a company that operates in the field of communications.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emmanuel Fortes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013. Full name: Emanuel Nascimento Fortes
  2. ↑ "EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN RECORD OF 100 FREE-MALE". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Results at 1991 Perth" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1991 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results at 1991 Pan Am Games in Havana" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Monytel
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.