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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Ribeiro Lopes dos Santos |
| Nickname | Xesko |
| Nationality | Angolan |
| Born | 17 May 1962 Luanda, Portuguese Angola |
| Height | 1.78m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Clube Desportivo Nun' Alvares Clube Náutico da Ilha de Luanda F.C.Belenenses |
Francisco José Ribeiro Lopes dos Santos, known mainly as Francisco Santos (born 17 May 1962 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan/Portuguese multi-talented artist. He is known by many names in various industries. As a swimmer, he uses the name, Francisco Lopes Santos. In visual arts, he is known as Xesko. In poetry, he used the name Elias Karipande. In fantasy and science fiction, Francisco used the name Alan J. Banta, whose works were published in English and Portuguese.[1]
As a sportsman, he represented Angola in swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics (Men's 100 m Breaststroke[2] and Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay[3]).
He represented his country in other international games, including the Algiers 1978 All-Africa Games, the Moscow 1979 Seventh USSR Summer Spartakiade, and the Mexico 1979 Summer Universiade.
He was honored by the Angolan Olympic Committee in 2014 for being one of the first Angolan Olympic ambassadors.[4]
- ^ (German) Ein wahres Bild von Angola?
- ^ Men's 100 m Breaststroke, XXII Summer Olympics, Results Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, XXII Summer Olympics, Results Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Athletes honor their colleagues - Jornal dos Desportos Accessed 9 January 2015.