Ítalo Manzine Amaral Duarte Garófalo (born 13 March 1992) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle.[2]
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| Full name | Ítalo Manzine Amaral Duarte Garófalo | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1992[1] Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In April 2016, at the Maria Lenk Trophy, held in Rio de Janeiro, he made César Cielo, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 50-metre freestyle, fail to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the 50-metre freestyle, Cielo won the heats with 21.99, staying temporarily with the Brazil's second vacancy. However, in the final, Ítalo Duarte finished second, with a time of 21.82. Cielo finished third, with a time of 21.91. Brazil's Olympic vacancies were with Bruno Fratus and Ítalo Duarte.[3][4]
He participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, swimming the 50 meter freestyle.[1] He swam the 13th time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where he was eliminated.
References edit
- ^ a b "Ítalo Duarte". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "A zebra chamada Italo Duarte". Best Swim (in Portuguese). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Cesar Cielo Misses Home Olympics; Bruno Fratus, Italo Duarte Claim 50 Free Spots". Swimming World. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "O dia em que o sonho acabou, finais do último dia". Best Swim (in Portuguese). 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
External links edit
- Italo Amaral Duarte Garofalo at World Aquatics
- Ítalo Manzine at Olympedia
- Italo Duarte at Olympics.com
- Italo Garofalo at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese) (archived)
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