Cícero Tortelli

Cícero Tortelli
Personal information
Full name Cícero Tortelli
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1967-02-16) February 16, 1967
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Cícero Tortelli (born February 16, 1967 in Rio de Janeiro[1]) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Brazil.[2]

Participated at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid, where he finished 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke consolation final, and 25th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[3]

He was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis, where he won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley. [4] He also finished 6th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and in the 200-metre breaststroke. [5]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 18th in the 4×100-metre medley, 37th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and 44th in the 200-metre breaststroke. [2]

After retiring from professional swimming, turned entrepreneur. He opened a company called Paggo, and implemented the system for paying bills of the giant Brazilian mobile phone operator Oi, known as Oi Paggo. After the brand Paggo was bought by Oi, Tortelli took his company Freeddom (new Paggo's name) to Nigeria, seen by him as a place to expand the company's operations, what the market calls for mobile banking.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hello, is Africa?". ISTOÉ Dinheiro (in Portuguese). April 27, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Results at 1986 Madrid" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.


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