Marcelo Dias Jucá (born 18 September 1963 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Dias Jucá |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | 18 September 1963 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
Medal record | |
Jucá participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow, where he swam the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1]
Participated at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, where he finished 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, 10th in the 1500-metre freestyle, and 22nd in the 400-metre freestyle.[2] The conditions were adverse in Ecuador. Ricardo Prado gave a statement to a Brazilian newspaper, telling the situation: "The hotel we stayed at was not well attended. It was directly across the Guayaquil bus station. I managed to reach the final of the 200-metre individual medley, but I was weak because food there was terrible, and finished the race in eighth place." Prado landed at home with gold in the neck and a big mycosis in the belly. Djan Madruga had worse luck: he contracted typhoid.[3]
At the 1983 Summer Universiade, in Edmonton, he finished 4th in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle, and 8th in the 100-metre butterfly.[4]
He was at the 1983 Pan American Games, in Caracas. He won two silver medals in the 1500-metre and 4×200-metre freestyle, and won the bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle.[5] He also finished 7th in the 100-metre butterfly.[6]
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Jucá finished 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre medley, 15th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 17th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[1]
Jucá was at the 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the first edition of the competition, where he finished 6th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 8th in the 200-metre butterfly.[7]
At the 1985 Summer Universiade, in Kobe, he finished 4th in the 400-metre freestyle.[8] At this competition, Jucá broke the Brazilian record of the 100-metre butterfly, which belonged to Ricardo Prado, with a time of 56.19 seconds. This was the only Brazilian record that Jucá possessed throughout his life.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcelo Jucá". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Results at 1982 Guayaquil" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Ricardo Prado reminds conquest of the world record in the 400m medley". Estadão (in Portuguese). 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Results at 1983 Universiade in Edmonton" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Brazil medals at 1983 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Results at 1983 Pan Am Games in Caracas" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Results at 1985 Pan Pacific in Tokio" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Results at 1985 Universiade in Kobe" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "1984 - THE YEAR THAT DID NOT HAPPEN". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
