Paulo Zanetti
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| Full name | Paulo Zanetti | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||
| Born |
September 24, 1952 Brazil | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paulo Zanetti (born September 24, 1952) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[1]
He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle,[2] breaking the South American record.[3]
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle (6 seconds and a half below the South American record). He also swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1][4]
He was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he finished 12th, with a time of 8:07.41, along with Paul Jouanneau, Eduardo Alijó Neto and Paulo Mangini.[5]
He was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where he finished 6th in the 100-metre freestyle.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 26, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 24
- ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 25 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 23". O GLOBO. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
