Leônidas da Silva (swimmer)

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Leônidas da Silva
Personal information
Full nameLeônidas Francisco Marques da Silva
Nationality Brazil
Born(1914-04-05)5 April 1914
Brazil
Died18 April 1996(1996-04-18) (aged 82)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Leônidas Francisco Marques da Silva (5 April 1914 – 18 April 1996) was an

Summer Olympics for his native country.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Leonidas Francisco Marques Da Silva". MyHeritage.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leônidas da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

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