Rolf Kestener
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rolf Egon Kestener |
Nationality | Brazil |
Born |
August 8, 1930 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
Died | 1998 |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Medal record
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Rolf Egon Kestener (August 8, 1930 – 1998 in São Paulo) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in a Summer Olympics for his native country.[1]
His son, Cláudio Kestener, participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow.[2]
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, in London, he finished 8th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, along with Aram Boghossian, Willy Otto Jordan and Sérgio Rodrigues. He also swam the 1500-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1][3]
At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[4][5][6]
He broke two times the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, both in London at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Reference Rolf's Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Brazil finals at Olympic Games". Best Swimming. August 7, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Brazil medals at 1955 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ↑ "A creditable bronze in Mexico-1955". PoloAquatico (in Portuguese). March 30, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1955 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Historical progression of Brazilian record of 1500-metre freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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