Diogo Yabe

Diogo de Oliveira Yabe (born August 8, 1980, in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil), is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in medley events.[1]

Diogo Yabe

Personal information
Full name	Diogo de Oliveira Yabe
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1980-08-08) August 8, 1980 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Medley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 4x200 m freestyle South American Games 2006 Buenos Aires 400 m medley 2006 Buenos Aires 200 m medley 2006 Buenos Aires 4x100 m freestyle 2006 Buenos Aires 4x200 m freestyle

Married with Fabíola Molina.[2]

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 12th in the 200-metre individual medley.[3]

In May 2003, Yabe achieved fame for breaking the Ricardo Prado's South American record in the 200-metre individual medley, a record that stood since 1983.[4]

At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Yabe was in the 200-metre individual medley, but was disqualified.[5]

Yabe was at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, where he ranked 6th place in the 200-metre individual medley and in the 400-metre individual medley.[6]

Participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 200-metre individual medley, where he earned a 26th-place finish.[1]

At the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires, Yabe won a gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley,[7] two silver medals in the 200-metre individual medley[8] and 4×100-metre freestyle,[7] and a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[9]

At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, ranked 4th in the 400-metre individual medley,[6] and 8th in the 200-metre individual medley [10]

He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 14th in the 200-metre individual medley,[11] and 15th in the 400-metre individual medley.[12]

He was at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where he finished 25th place in the 200-metre individual medley,[13] and in 17th place in the 400-metre individual medley.[14]

As one of the representatives of Brazil in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle by participate at heats.[15]

At the 2011 Military World Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Diogo won the gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley [16] and in the 400-metre individual medley.[17]