Alfredo Machado
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Carlos Botelho Machado
NicknameFadola [1]
NationalityBrazilian
Born(1953-06-03)3 June 1953
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died25 September 2012(2012-09-25) (aged 59)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Cali 4 × 200m free
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1973 Moscow4x200m freestyle

Alfredo Carlos Botelho Machado (3 June 1953 – 25 September 2012) was an international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[2]

He began swimming for Fluminense and then moved to Flamengo.[1]

He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[3] breaking the South American record.[4] He also finished 5th in the 400-metre freestyle, 5th in the 400-metre individual medley (breaking the Brazilian record with a time of 4:54.7),[5] 7th in the 200-metre freestyle[6] and 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[7]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he swam the 200-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, 1500-metre freestyle, and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2] He broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle in Munich. [8]

At the 1973 Summer Universiade, in Moscow, Machado won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with José Namorado, James Huxley Adams and José Aranha.[9][10]

He died at age 59.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Note of death". CBDA (in Portuguese). 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Carlos Machado". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 7, 1971, Morning, General, page 17". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 11, 1971, Morning, General, page 20". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  8. "Historical progression of Brazilian record of 1500-metre freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. "HISTORY OF BRAZIL'S MEDALS IN UNIVERSIADES". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  10. O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
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