| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cristiano Rosito Michelena |
| Born | 7 March 1971 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
Cristiano Rositoano Michelena (born 7 March 1971) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He was born in Rio Grande do Sul.[1][2] He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4×100-metre freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.[3]
He was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis. He won silver in the 400-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle.[4] He also finished 4th in the 1500-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5]
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, and 26th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[3]
On 17 April 1989, he broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:46.39.[6] The record was broken only in the end of 2005, by Armando Negreiros.[7][8]
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 21st in the 200-metre freestyle.[3]
- ^ "ASU, a team with Brazilian tradition". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Placar Sports Magazine". Placar (in Portuguese). 26 October 1987. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristiano Michelena". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). 16 November 2001. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). 18 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Negreiros' UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2013.