Nationality Brazil Height 1.86 m Name Athos Oliveira | Strokes Freestyle, Backstroke Sport Swimming | |
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Full name Athos Procopio de Oliveira Junior Born January 3, 1943 (age 81) ( 1943-01-03 ) Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
Athos Procópio de Oliveira Júnior (born January 3, 1943 in Catanduva) is a former international freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil.
At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he finished 7th in the 100 metre backstroke. He also swam the 4 × 100-metre medley.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, in Rome, he swam the 100-metre backstroke and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.
At the 1963 Pan American Games, in São Paulo, he won two bronze medals in the 100-metre backstroke, and in the 4×200-metre freestyle.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.
Among other achievements, he was part of the Brazilian team champion of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay in the 1964 South American Absolute Championship, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Team composed of Alvaro Pires, Athos Procópio de Oliveira, Paulo Salles Cunha, and Antonio Celso Guimarães.