Nationality Brazil Sport Swimming | Strokes Freestyle Name Sylvio Santos | |
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Full name Sylvio Kelly dos Santos Born July 15, 1935 (age 88) ( 1935-07-15 ) Brazil | ||
Sylvio Kelly dos Santos (July 15, 1935 – November 4, 2016) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in two Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and in water polo at the 1959 Pan American Games.
He was brother of Márvio dos Santos, who participated at three Summer Olympics in Water Polo.
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 1500-metre and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the final.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he swam the 400-metre freestyle, not reaching the final.
At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.
He broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, in Helsinki at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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