Adhemar Grijó Filho

Adhemar Grijó Filho (born October 18, 1931) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in three Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 Olympics and in water polo at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.[1]

Adhemar Grijó Filho
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1931-10-18) October 18, 1931
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo Team competition
1955 Mexico City Team competition
1959 Chicago Team competition

At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he finished 6th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[2]

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals.[1]

At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][3][4]

At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo.[1][5][6]

At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, he won the gold medal in the Water Polo.[1][7][8]

At Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.[1]

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adhemar Grijó Filho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  2. "O GLOBO News Archive - March 7, 1951, Morning, General, page 8". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  3. "Brazil medals at 1955 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. "Brazilian medalists at 1955 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  5. "Brazil medals at 1959 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  6. "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  7. "Brazil medals at 1963 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  8. "Brazilian medalists at 1963 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2013.


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