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Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 15 March 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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André Cordeiro (born 15 March 1974) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. [1]
Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and Alexandre Massura, [2] with 3m12s42 time.
In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Cordeiro qualified to the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 4th. [3]
He was at the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong, swimming the 200-metre freestyle proof. [4]
André was in 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he earned a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [5] In the 4×100-metre freestyle, Cordeiro broke the South American record, with a time of 3:17.18, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and César Quintaes. [6] [7] In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.92, along with Gustavo Borges, Rodrigo Castro and Leonardo Costa. [8] [9] [10]
In the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Cordeiro reached the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 4th place, [11] and was also in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 5th place. [12]
He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 50-metre freestyle. [13]
After retiring from professional swimming, became coach of Minas Tênis Clube. He was part of the technical commission of the Brazilian team at the Junior World Championships in Monterrey-2008. [14]
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Nationality | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 15 March 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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André Cordeiro (born 15 March 1974) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. [1]
Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and Alexandre Massura, [2] with 3m12s42 time.
In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Cordeiro qualified to the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 4th. [3]
He was at the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong, swimming the 200-metre freestyle proof. [4]
André was in 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he earned a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [5] In the 4×100-metre freestyle, Cordeiro broke the South American record, with a time of 3:17.18, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and César Quintaes. [6] [7] In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.92, along with Gustavo Borges, Rodrigo Castro and Leonardo Costa. [8] [9] [10]
In the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Cordeiro reached the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 4th place, [11] and was also in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 5th place. [12]
He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 50-metre freestyle. [13]
After retiring from professional swimming, became coach of Minas Tênis Clube. He was part of the technical commission of the Brazilian team at the Junior World Championships in Monterrey-2008. [14]