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Full name | Teófilo Laborne Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 2 June 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teófilo Laborne Ferreira (born 2 June 1973 in Belo Horizonte) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle. [1] Ferreira also won three medals at the Pan American Games and four medals at the World Championships.
Teófilo was at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, where he won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [2]
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he went to the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing 7th. Also participated in the 50-metre freestyle, where Ferreira not reached the final. [1]
The Brazilian broke in 1993 two World Records on short course. On 7 July, the Brazil team, composed of Fernando Scherer, Teofilo Ferreira, José Carlos Souza and Gustavo Borges broke the world record in 4×100-metre freestyle with a time of 3:13.97, which belonged to Sweden since 19 March 1989: 3:14.00. On 5 December, Brazil again beat the record, with the same team, doing 3:12.11. [3] [4] This mark was achieved in 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships, where he won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle (breaking the South American record with a time of 7:09.38). [5] [6] He also finished 14th in the 200-metre freestyle.
At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, held in September in Rome, Italy, the Brazilian got the bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. Ferreira also finished 27th in the 200-metre freestyle. [7] [8] [9]
Teófilo was in 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, where he won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [10]
At the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) done in Rio de Janeiro, he won bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [11] [12]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Teófilo Laborne Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 2 June 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Teófilo Laborne Ferreira (born 2 June 1973 in Belo Horizonte) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle. [1] Ferreira also won three medals at the Pan American Games and four medals at the World Championships.
Teófilo was at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, where he won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [2]
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he went to the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing 7th. Also participated in the 50-metre freestyle, where Ferreira not reached the final. [1]
The Brazilian broke in 1993 two World Records on short course. On 7 July, the Brazil team, composed of Fernando Scherer, Teofilo Ferreira, José Carlos Souza and Gustavo Borges broke the world record in 4×100-metre freestyle with a time of 3:13.97, which belonged to Sweden since 19 March 1989: 3:14.00. On 5 December, Brazil again beat the record, with the same team, doing 3:12.11. [3] [4] This mark was achieved in 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships, where he won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle (breaking the South American record with a time of 7:09.38). [5] [6] He also finished 14th in the 200-metre freestyle.
At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, held in September in Rome, Italy, the Brazilian got the bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. Ferreira also finished 27th in the 200-metre freestyle. [7] [8] [9]
Teófilo was in 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, where he won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [10]
At the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) done in Rio de Janeiro, he won bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle. [11] [12]