Cristiano Michelena

Cristiano Michelena
Personal information
Full name Cristiano Rosito Michelena
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1971-03-09) March 9, 1971
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Cristiano Rositoano Michelena (born March 9, 1971 in Rio Grande do Sul[1][2] ) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4×100-metre freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.[3]

He was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis. He won silver in the 400-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle.[4] He also finished 4th in the 1500-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, and 26th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[6]

On April 17, 1989, he broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:46.39.[7] The record was broken only in the end of 2005, by Armando Negreiros.[8][9]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 21st in the 200-metre freestyle.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "ASU, a team with Brazilian tradition". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 19, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Placar Sports Magazine". Placar (in Portuguese). October 26, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 16, 2001. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 18, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Negreiros' UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
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