Leônidas_da_Silva_(swimmer)

Leônidas da Silva (swimmer)

Leônidas da Silva (swimmer)

Brazilian swimmer

Leônidas Francisco Marques da Silva (5 April 1914 – 18 April 1996) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2]

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marques and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

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  1. [1]
    "Leonidas Francisco Marques Da Silva". MyHeritage.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leônidas da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2013.


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