João Souza (fencer)

João Souza
Personal information
Full name João Antônio de Albuquerque e Souza
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1983-08-23) 23 August 1983
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Event(s) Foil

João Antônio de Albuquerque e Souza (born August 23, 1983 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian foil fencer.[1] Souza represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the individual foil event. He lost the first preliminary match to Japan's Yuki Ono, with a score of 4–15.[2]

Souza also won a bronze medal for his category at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

References

  1. "João Souza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. "Men's Individual Foil – Round of 32". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. "João Souza – Brazilian athletes profile" (in Portuguese). UOL Olimpíadas 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012.


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