Adhemar Grijó Filho

Adhemar Grijó Filho
Personal information
Full name Adhemar Grijó Filho
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1931-10-18) October 18, 1931
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Adhemar Grijó Filho (born October 18, 1931 in Santa Catarina) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in three Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 Olympics and in water polo at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.[1]

At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 6th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[2]

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals.[1]

At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][3][4]

At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][5][6]

At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, he won the gold medal in the Water Polo.[1][7][8]

At Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.[1]

External links

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - March 7, 1951, Morning, General, page 8". O GLOBO. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1955 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1955 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1959 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1963 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Brazilian medalists at 1963 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.


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