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Full name | Paulo Zanetti | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Brazil | September 24, 1952||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paulo Zanetti (born September 24, 1952) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[1]
He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle,[2] breaking the South American record.[3]
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle (6 seconds and a half below the South American record). He also swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1][4]
He was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he finished 12th, with a time of 8:07.41, along with Paul Jouanneau, Eduardo Alijó Neto and Paulo Mangini.[5]
He was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where he finished 6th in the 100-metre freestyle.[6]