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Alfredo Carlos Botelho Machado (3 June 1953 – 25 September 2012) was an international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[2]
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| Full name | Alfredo Carlos Botelho Machado | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Fadola [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1953 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 September 2012 (aged 59) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He began swimming for Fluminense and then moved to Flamengo.[1]
He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[3] breaking the South American record.[4] He also finished 5th in the 400-metre freestyle, 5th in the 400-metre individual medley (breaking the Brazilian record with a time of 4:54.7),[5] 7th in the 200-metre freestyle[6] and 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[7]
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he swam the 200-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, 1500-metre freestyle, and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2] He broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle in Munich. [8]
At the 1973 Summer Universiade, in Moscow, Machado won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with José Namorado, James Huxley Adams and José Aranha.[9][10]
He died at age 59.[1]
References
- "Note of death". CBDA (in Portuguese). 25 September 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Carlos Machado". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- "O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- "O GLOBO News Archive - August 7, 1971, Morning, General, page 17". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- "O GLOBO News Archive - August 11, 1971, Morning, General, page 20". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- "Historical progression of Brazilian record of 1500-metre freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "HISTORY OF BRAZIL'S MEDALS IN UNIVERSIADES". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
External links
- Alfredo Machado at FINA
- Alfredo Machado at Olympedia
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