João Gonçalves Filho
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Born | Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil | 7 December 1934||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 June 2010 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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João Gonçalves Filho (7 December 1934 – 27 June 2010) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in five Olympic Games in both swimming and water polo. Born in Rio Claro, São Paulo, he represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and in water polo at the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics.[1]
Gonçalves swam for
At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Aram Boghossian, Ricardo Capanema, and Tetsuo Okamoto.[3] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 100-metre backstroke and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the final.[1]
At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he finished 4th in the 100-metre backstroke,[4] and 4th in the 4 × 100-metre medley.[5] The following year, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the final.[1]
Afterwards, Gonçalves moved to Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, where he practiced water polo and attended law school at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. For extra earnings, he also became a trucker.[2] He won the bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago,[1][6][7] a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo,[1][8][9] and a silver at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.[1][10][11]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "João Gonçalves Filho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b c O Herói Oculto, Trip
- ^ "Brazil medals at 1951 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "O GLOBO News Archive - March 24, 1955, Morning, General, page 12". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "O GLOBO News Archive - March 22, 1955, Morning, General, page 12". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Brazil medals at 1959 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Brazil medals at 1963 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian medalists at 1963 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Brazil medals at 1967 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian medalists at 1967 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Brazil. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Dies, aged 75, former Olympian João Gonçalves Filho". UOL. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Revelação do polo aquático quer honrar avô que foi a sete Olimpíadas
External links
- João Gonçalves Filho at World Aquatics
- João Gonçalves Filho at Olympics.com
- João Gonçalves Filho at Olympedia
- João Gonçalves Filho's obituary (in Portuguese)