Adhemar Grijó Filho

Adhemar Grijó Filho
Personal information
Full name Adhemar Grijó Filho
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1931-10-18) October 18, 1931
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Adhemar Grijó Filho (born October 18, 1931 in Santa Catarina) 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.[1]

At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 6th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[2]

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals.[1]

At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][3][4]

At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][5][6]

At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, he won the gold medal in the Water Polo.[1][7][8]

At Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.[1]

External links

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  2. "O GLOBO News Archive - March 7, 1951, Morning, General, page 8". O GLOBO. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. "Brazil medals at 1955 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. "Brazilian medalists at 1955 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  5. "Brazil medals at 1959 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  6. "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  7. "Brazil medals at 1963 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  8. "Brazilian medalists at 1963 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.


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