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Venezuelan swimmer
Alberto Mestre
Full name Alberto Eugenio Mestre Sosa National team Venezuela Born (1964-09-30 ) September 30, 1964 (age 59) Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg) Sport Swimming Strokes Freestyle College team University of Florida (U.S.)
Alberto Eugenio Mestre Sosa (born September 30, 1964) is a former competition swimmer who represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics .
Biography
As a 15-year-old at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Mestre competed in the qualifying heats of the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events, but he did not advance.[1] Three years later, Mestre enjoyed significant success at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. He won a silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle, a bronze in the 100-meter freestyle, and three more bronzes as a member of Venezuela's third-place relay teams in three different relay events.[2] Married Adriana Vivas, and has two children Alberto and Alfonso Mestre, both competitive swimmers.
After the 1983 Pan American Games, Mestre enrolled in the
University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Mestre again competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle, advancing to the finals in both events, and finishing sixth and fifth, respectively.[1] He also was a member of Venezuela's relay teams in the 4x100-meter freestyle, 4x200-meter freestyle, and 4x100-meter medley relay events, competing in the qualifying heats of those three events.[1]
See also
References
^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Alberto Mestre . Retrieved August 16, 2012.
^ GBRAthletics.com, Swimming, Pan American Games - Swimming & Diving . Retrieved July 19, 2014.
^ a b c Florida Swimming & Diving 2009–2010 Media Guide Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 97, 107, 113, 114, 117 (2009). Retrieved July 19, 2014.
^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats . Retrieved December 15, 2014.
1926: Cuba (Smith , González , Gou , Silverio )
1930: Cuba (Silverio , Carol , Smith , La Rosa )
1935 – 1962: not held
1966: Puerto Rico (C. Pérez , Chenaux , G. Goodner , Ferraioli )
1970: Puerto Rico (J. Pérez , Ferraioli , M. Goodner , G. Goodner )
1974: Venezuela (Sochasky , Goicoechea , Herretes , Volcán )
1978: )
1982: Venezuela (Vidal , Barrios , François , Mestre )
1986: Cuba (Bello , Herrera , Peralta , Franki )
1990: Mexico (Gutiérrez , Escamilla , Holtz , González )
1993: Mexico (Pérez , Vargas , Castellanos , Sotelo )
1998: Venezuela (Quevedo , Páez , Rojas , Sánchez )
2002: Venezuela (Quevedo , Páez , Subirats , Sánchez )
2006: Venezuela (Subirats , Acuña , Alesi , Rojas )
2010: Venezuela (Acuña , Quintero , Goméz , Subirats )
2014: Venezuela (Quintero , Acuña , López , Subirats )
2018: Mexico (Ramírez , Briseño , Iga , Gutiérrez )
1935: Cuba (del Valle , Raurell , Franquiz , Escobar )
1938: Panama (Danilo Souza , Didio Souza , Illueca , Pérez )
1946: Mexico (Isaac , Castillo , Mejía , Bravo )
1950: Mexico (Bravo , Mejía , Gutiérrez , Isaac )
1954: Mexico (Gutiérrez , Orozco , Borja , Olguín )
1959: Mexico (Escalante , Montoya , R. Guzmán , Ocampo )
1962: Mexico (A. Guzmán , Herrera , Escalante , Ocampo )
1966: Mexico (J. Alanís , Hernández , Ruiz , Echevarría )
1970: Mexico (E. Alanís , Strauss , J. Alanís , Urreta )
1974: Mexico (Prado , García , Escanero , García )
1978: Mexico (Strasser , González , Sánchez , Pérez )
1982: Venezuela (Umaña , Vidal , François , Mestre )
1986: Cuba (López , Carrío , Bello , Franki )
1990: Mexico (Escamilla , Gutiérrez , Bulnes , González )
1993: Cuba (Carrío , García , Falcón , Sáez )
1998: not held
2002: Mexico (Siqueiros , Ilika , Salinas , Veloz )
2006: Mexico (López , Yeh , Siqueiros , Veloz )
2010: Colombia (Galofre , de Angulo , Molina , Pinzón )
2014: not held
2018: Venezuela (Dávila , Arteta , Chávez , Lavado )
1959: Uribe
)
1962: Mexico (Rabell , Marmolejo , Ríos , Escalante )
1966: Mexico (Echevarría , Hernández , Altamirano , Ruíz )
1970: Mexico (J. Santibáñez , M. Santibáñez , Cal , Muñoz )
1974: Mexico (Álvarez , Marmolejo , Necochea , Escanero )
1978: Cañales
)
1982: Venezuela (Frigo , Sochasky , Vidal , Mestre )
1986: Venezuela (Frigo , Henão , Umaña , Mestre )
1990: Puerto Rico (Guzmán , Torres , Santaella , Busquets )
1993: Cuba (Falcón , González , Menéndez , Casas )
1998: Cuba (Falcón , Rodríguez , García , Hernández )
2002: Mexico (Rodela , González , Ilika , Siqueiros )
2006: Venezuela (Subirats , Pinto , Alesi , Rojas )
2010: Venezuela (Subirats , Andara , Alesi , Acuña )
2014: Venezuela (Subirats , Claverie , Marin , Quintero )
2018: )