Leônidas da Silva (swimmer)

Leônidas Francisco Marques da Silva (5 April 1914 – 18 April 1996) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2]

Leônidas da Silva
Personal information
Full nameLeônidas Francisco Marques da Silva
Nationality Brazil
Born(1914-04-05)5 April 1914
Brazil
Died18 April 1996(1996-04-18) (aged 82)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marques and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

References
  1. "Leonidas Francisco Marques Da Silva". MyHeritage.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leônidas da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2013.


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