| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Ilo Monteiro da Fonseca | ||||||||
| Born | (1930-07-18) July 18, 1930 (age 94) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||
Medal record
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Ilo Monteiro da Fonseca (born July 18, 1930) is a former Olympic backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country.
Biography
Fonesca started swimming at the age of nine and turned professional. His club was Botafogo.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals. At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 5th in the 100-metre backstroke. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals.
On 2011, Ilo was the South American record holder of the 50-metre freestyle in his age group.
References
- ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "The health benefits of swimming are the highlight of the Bem Estar". G1 (in Portuguese). March 4, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- "O Globo News Archive - March 6, 1951, Morning, General, page 12". O Globo. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
External links
Ilo da Fonseca at World Aquatics
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