Samuel Menegon de Bona (born 1 October 1990 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian swimmer, who specialized in the open water marathon.[1] He trained at Grêmio Náutico União, in Porto Alegre.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Menegon de Bona |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | 1 October 1990 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
In April 2011, he won, for the first time, the Travessia dos Fortes (the most important competition of the calendar of aquatic marathons in Brazil).[2]
At the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, de Bona placed 36th in the 5 km marathon, with a time of 1:01:20.9,[3] 44th in the 10 km marathon, with a time of 2:02:17.2,[4] and 16th in the 25 km marathon, with a time of 5:27:38.1.[5]
At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, de Bona finished 12th in the 10 km Marathon Swimming.[6]
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the Men's 5 km race.[7] Later, in the team event, he won the bronze medal with the Brazilian team, along with Allan do Carmo and Poliana Okimoto.[8][9]
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, he abandoned the race of Men's marathon 10 kilometres, after suffering blows to the nose and feeling sick.[10]
At the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, he finished 14th in the 5 km marathon.[11]
De Bona retired from sport, graduated in law and, in 2021, was invited and accepted to be a representative of the Brazilian Athletes Commission at the Anti-Doping Sports Court.[12]
References edit
- ^ "R7 Profile". R7 (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "On the hand beat, Samuel de Bona is the champion of Travessia dos Fortes". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 3 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 5km marathon at 2011 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 10km marathon at 2011 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 25km marathon at 2011 Shanghai". OmegaTiming. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Heat disrupts and Brazilians get off the podium in the marathon swimming". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 22 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Results of the 5km marathon at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Tireless, Poliana help male duo and invoice bronze by teams". SPORTV (in Portuguese). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Results of the Marathon Swimming Teams at 2013 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Blows to the face removes Brazilian of the dispute in the aquatic marathon in the Pan". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Results of the 5 km marathon at 2015 Kazan". OmegaTiming. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Ex-maratonista Samuel de Bona entra para o Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva Anti-Dopagem