Diogo Yabe

Diogo Yabe
Personal information
Full name Diogo de Oliveira Yabe
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1980-08-08) August 8, 1980
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley

Diogo de Oliveira Yabe (born August 8, 1980 in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil), is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in medley events.[1]

Married with Fabíola Molina.[2]

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 12th in the 200-metre individual medley.[3]

In May 2003, Yabe achieved fame for breaking the Ricardo Prado's South American record in the 200-metre individual medley, a record that stood since 1983.[4]

At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Yabe was in the 200-metre individual medley, but was disqualified.[5]

Yabe was at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, where he ranked 6th place in the 200-metre individual medley and in the 400-metre individual medley.[6]

Participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 200-metre individual medley, where he earned a 26th place finish.[7]

At the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires, Yabe won a gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley,[8] two silver medals in the 200-metre individual medley[9] and 4×100-metre freestyle,[10] and a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[11]

At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, ranked 4th in the 400-metre individual medley,[12] and 8th in the 200-metre individual medley [13]

He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 14th in the 200-metre individual medley,[14] and 15th in the 400-metre individual medley.[15]

He was at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where he finished 25th place in the 200-metre individual medley,[16] and in 17th place in the 400-metre individual medley.[17]

As one of the representatives of Brazil in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle by participate at heats.[18]

At the 2011 Military World Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Diogo won the gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley [19] and in the 400-metre individual medley.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Sports Reference
  2. ↑ Diogo and Fabíola (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ "Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index". CBDA (in Portuguese). August 29, 2002. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Young Diogo breaks the 20-year record of Ricardo Prado". Terra (in Portuguese). May 4, 2003. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ 200-metre individual medley results - Barcelona 2003
  6. ↑ Diogo Yabe database (Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Sports Reference
  8. ↑ "49 medals for the aquatics". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 19, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Luiz Arapiraca shines again in Argentina". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 18, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "49 medals for the aquatics". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 19, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Brazil conquers more 11 medals in swimming". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 17, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  12. ↑ Diogo Yabe database (Portuguese)
  13. ↑ At 200m medley, Thiago Pereira gets gold (Portuguese)
  14. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre individual medley at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 21, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Results of the 400-metre individual medley at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine". OmegaTiming. August 19, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  16. ↑ 200-metre individual medley results - Dubai 2010
  17. ↑ 400-metre individual medley results - Dubai 2010
  18. ↑ 4×200-metre freestyle heats at Guadalajara (Portuguese)
  19. ↑ Third day:shooting puts Brazil on lead (Portuguese)
  20. ↑ Diogo Yabe won gold at Military Games (Portuguese)
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