Sylvio dos Santos
Sylvio Kelly dos Santos (July 15, 1935 – November 4, 2016) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in two Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and in water polo at the 1959 Pan American Games.[1][2]
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| Full name | Sylvio Kelly dos Santos | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 15, 1935 Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 4, 2016 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
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He was brother of Márvio dos Santos, who participated at three Summer Olympics in Water Polo.[1]
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 1500-metre and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the final.[1]
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he swam the 400-metre freestyle, not reaching the final.[1]
At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][3][4]
He broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, in Helsinki at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
- "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2016/11/ex-presidente-do-fluminense-sylvio-kelly-morre-aos-81-anos.html
- "Brazil medals at 1959 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved June 30, 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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