Adhemar Grijó Filho (born 18 October 1931) 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]
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Born | (1931-10-18)18 October 1931 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]