Marcelo Jucá

Marcelo Dias Jucá (born 18 September 1963 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[1]

Marcelo Jucá
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Dias Jucá
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1963-09-18) 18 September 1963
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 1500m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 4x200m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas 400m freestyle

Jucá participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow, where he swam the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[1]

Participated at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, where he finished 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, 10th in the 1500-metre freestyle, and 22nd in the 400-metre freestyle.[2] The conditions were adverse in Ecuador. Ricardo Prado gave a statement to a Brazilian newspaper, telling the situation: "The hotel we stayed at was not well attended. It was directly across the Guayaquil bus station. I managed to reach the final of the 200-metre individual medley, but I was weak because food there was terrible, and finished the race in eighth place." Prado landed at home with gold in the neck and a big mycosis in the belly. Djan Madruga had worse luck: he contracted typhoid.[3]

At the 1983 Summer Universiade, in Edmonton, he finished 4th in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle, and 8th in the 100-metre butterfly.[4]

He was at the 1983 Pan American Games, in Caracas. He won two silver medals in the 1500-metre and 4×200-metre freestyle, and won the bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle.[5] He also finished 7th in the 100-metre butterfly.[6]

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Jucá finished 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre medley, 15th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 17th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[1]

Jucá was at the 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the first edition of the competition, where he finished 6th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 8th in the 200-metre butterfly.[7]

At the 1985 Summer Universiade, in Kobe, he finished 4th in the 400-metre freestyle.[8] At this competition, Jucá broke the Brazilian record of the 100-metre butterfly, which belonged to Ricardo Prado, with a time of 56.19 seconds. This was the only Brazilian record that Jucá possessed throughout his life.[9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcelo Jucá". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. "Results at 1982 Guayaquil" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. "Ricardo Prado reminds conquest of the world record in the 400m medley". Estadão (in Portuguese). 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. "Results at 1983 Universiade in Edmonton" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  5. "Brazil medals at 1983 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  6. "Results at 1983 Pan Am Games in Caracas" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  7. "Results at 1985 Pan Pacific in Tokio" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  8. "Results at 1985 Universiade in Kobe" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  9. "1984 - THE YEAR THAT DID NOT HAPPEN". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
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