Full name Adhemar Grijo Filho Strokes Breaststroke Sport Swimming | Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Nationality Brazil Name Adhemar Filho | |
Born October 18, 1931 (age 92) ( 1931-10-18 ) Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
Adhemar Grijó Filho (born October 18, 1931) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in three Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 Olympics and in water polo at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.
At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 6th in the 200-metre breaststroke.
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals.
At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.
At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.
At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, he won the gold medal in the Water Polo.
At Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.