Manuel dos Santos (swimmer)

Manoel dos Santos
Manoel dos Santos (right) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameManoel dos Santos Júnior
Nationality Brazil
Born (1939-02-22) 22 February 1939 (age 85)
Guararapes, São Paulo, Brazil[1][2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 100 m freestyle

Manoel dos Santos Júnior (born 22 February 1939) is a former Brazilian swimmer, former world record holder and a bronze medalist in 100-metre freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.[3][4]

  1. ^ "OUR FASTEST SWIMMER OF THE WORLD - PART I". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Manoel dos Santos
  2. ^ "Brazil at Olympic Games". Veja (in Portuguese). 2012. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2013. Manuel dos Santos Júnior
  3. ^ "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: MANOEL DOS SANTOS". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Manoel dos Santos Júnior nasceu em Guararapes (SP), em 22 de fevereiro de 1939, e foi criado em Andradina (SP) [Manoel dos Santos Júnior was born in Guararapes (SP), on 22 February 1939, and raised in Andradina (SP)]
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuel dos Santos Filho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2010.