Ítalo Duarte

Brazilian swimmer (born 1992)

Ítalo Duarte

Personal information
Full name| Ítalo Manzine Amaral Duarte Garófalo
National team|  Brazil
Born|  (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32)[1]
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height| 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight| 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Freestyle

Medal record

Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Universiade
| 2017 Taipei | 50 m freestyle

Ítalo Manzine Amaral Duarte Garófalo (born 13 March 1992) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle.[2]

In April 2016, at the Maria Lenk Trophy, held in Rio de Janeiro, he made César Cielo, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 50-metre freestyle, fail to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the 50-metre freestyle, Cielo won the heats with 21.99, staying temporarily with the Brazil's second vacancy. However, in the final, Ítalo Duarte finished second, with a time of 21.82. Cielo finished third, with a time of 21.91. Brazil's Olympic vacancies were with Bruno Fratus and Ítalo Duarte.[3][4]

He participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, swimming the 50 meter freestyle.[1] He swam the 13th time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where he was eliminated.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ítalo Duarte". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
2. ^ "A zebra chamada Italo Duarte". Best Swim (in Portuguese). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
3. ^ "Cesar Cielo Misses Home Olympics; Bruno Fratus, Italo Duarte Claim 50 Free Spots". Swimming World. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
4. ^ "O dia em que o sonho acabou, finais do último dia". Best Swim (in Portuguese). 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

## External links

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* Italo Amaral Duarte Garofalo at World Aquatics
* Ítalo Manzine at Olympedia
* Italo Duarte at Olympics.com
* Italo Garofalo at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (archived) (in Portuguese)

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