Marcos Macedo
Brazilian swimmer (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marco Antônio Costa Ferreira de Macedo (born 9 September 1990 in Natal) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1] is a Brazilian professional swimmer. He currently competes for the Fiat/Minas team. Marcos won the 4 × 100 m medley relay in the 2014 World Swimming Championship (short course).[2]
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| Full name | Marcos Antônio Costa Ferreira de Macedo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1990 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Minas TC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International career
2008–12
He won the bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle at the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey.[3]
At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, Macedo finished 9th in the 4×100-metre freestyle.[4] At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China, he got a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay.[5]
2013–16
Macedo was part of the Brazilian delegation that finished in the first place the medal chart of the World Swimming Championship (short course) in Doha, with 7 golds, 1 silver and two bronzes (10 medals total).[6] Marcos won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, in the team also composed by César Cielo, Guilherme Guido, and Felipe França Silva.[2] He swam the butterfly course in 49.63, with team's total time of 3:21.14. He also qualified for the final on the men's 100 metre butterfly, and finished in 8th, 50.47.[7]
2016 Summer Olympics
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Macedo finished 34th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly.[8]
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