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| Full name | Paulo Zanetti | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1952-09-24) September 24, 1952 (age 72) Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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Paulo Zanetti (born September 24, 1952) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.
He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, breaking the South American record.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle (6 seconds and a half below the South American record). He also swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.
He was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he finished 12th, with a time of 8:07.41, along with Paul Jouanneau, Eduardo Alijó Neto and Paulo Mangini.
He was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where he finished 6th in the 100-metre freestyle.
References
- ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- "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.
- "EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- O GLOBO News Archive - July 26, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 24
- "O GLOBO News Archive - 25 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 23". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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