Manoel Villar
Personal information | |
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Full name | Manoel da Rocha Villar |
Nationality | Brazil |
Born |
Brazil | November 21, 1912
Died | October 15, 2012 99) | (aged
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Manoel da Rocha Villar (November 21, 1912 – October 15, 2012) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at two Summer Olympics for his native country.[1] At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 7th in the final, along with Manuel Silva, Isaac Morais and Benvenuto Nunes. He also swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1][2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 400-metre, 1500-metre, and 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Los Angeles (1932): Maria Lenk is the first braziliam woman at Games". BOL (in Portuguese). July 30, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
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