Álvaro Pires (swimmer)
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| Full name | Álvaro Roberto de Ávila Pires | |||||||||
| Nationality |
 Brazil | |||||||||
| Born |
August 13, 1941 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||
Medal record
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Álvaro Roberto de Ávila Pires (born August 13, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in two Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1964 Olympics and in water polo at the 1968 Olympics.[1]
At the 1963 Pan American Games, in São Paulo, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, and 5th in the 100-metre freestyle.[2]
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.[1]
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Results at 1963 Pan Am Games in São Paulo" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
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