| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Maurício Silva Machado |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | 24 July 1978 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | EC Pinheiros (BRA) |
| College team | Tennessee Volunteers (USA) |
Paulo Maurício Silva Machado (born July 24, 1978 in Piracicaba, São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] Macahdo is a former member of the Tennessee Volunteers and a graduate of liberal arts and sciences at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Machado qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining a FINA A-standard entry time of 56.19 (100 m backstroke) from the national championships in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] In the 100-metre backstroke, Machado challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including Olympic veterans Derya Büyükuncu of Turkey, Eduardo Germán Otero of Argentina, and Gordan Kozulj of Croatia. He edged out Otero to take the seventh spot by 0.21 of a second with a time of 57.07 seconds. Machado failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-second overall in the preliminary heats.[4]
Machado also competed in the 4×100-metre medley, along with Eduardo Fischer, Kaio de Almeida, and Jader Souza. Swimming the backstroke leg, Machado recorded a time of 57.33 seconds, and the Brazilian team finished the preliminary heats in fifteenth place, with a final time of 3:44.41.[5]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paulo Machado". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Menezes, Marcio (9 May 2004). "Three South American Records Fall on Final Day of Brazilian Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 4×100-metre medley Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.