Personal information | |
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Full name | Benevenuto Martins Nuñes |
Nationality | Brazil |
Born | Brazil | 27 June 1913
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle, Backstroke |
Benevenuto Martins Nuñes (born 27 June 1913, date of death unknown) was an Olympic freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated at two Summer Olympics for his native country.[1][2][3][4] At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 7th in the final, along with Manoel Lourenço, Isaac Moraes and Manoel Villar.[3][5] He also swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals.[4] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals.[4]
Los Angeles-1932: 4x200m livre masculino (Manoel Lourenço Silva, Isaac dos Santos Moraes, Manoel Rocha Villar, Benevenuto Martins Nunes), 7º lugar (10min36s5)
Full name: Benvenuto Martins Nuñes