Manoel Villar

Manoel da Rocha Villar (21 November 1912 – 9 October 2011) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at two Summer Olympics for his native country.[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 Manuel Silva, Isaac Moraes and Benevenuto Nunes.[3][5][6] He also swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[3] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 400-metre, 1500-metre, and 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[3]

Manoel Villar
Personal information
Full nameManoel da Rocha Villar
Nationality Brazil
Born(1912-11-21)21 November 1912
Brazil
Died9 October 2011(2011-10-09) (aged 98)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Da Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Villar.

References
  1. "Manoel Villar". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021. Full name: Manoel da Rocha Villar
  2. "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: MANOEL DA ROCHA VILLAR". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manoel Villar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2013. Full name: Manoel da Rocha Villar
  4. "Manoel DA ROCHA VILLAR". FINA.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. Freitas, Guilherme (7 August 2008). "O Brasil Em Olimpíadas – As Finais" [Brazil At The Olympics - The Final]. Best Swimming (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Los Angeles-1932: 4x200m livre masculino (Manoel Lourenço Silva, Isaac dos Santos Moraes, Manoel Rocha Villar, Benevenuto Martins Nunes), 7º lugar (10min36s5)
  6. "Los Angeles (1932): Maria Lenk é a primeira mulher brasileira nos Jogos" [Los Angeles (1932): Maria Lenk is the first Brazilian woman at the Games]. BOL (in Portuguese). 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.


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