Cristiano Michelena

Cristiano Rositoano Michelena (born March 9, 1971 in Rio Grande do Sul[1][2] ) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4×100-metre freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.[3]

Cristiano Michelena
Personal information
Full nameCristiano Rosito Michelena
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1971-03-09) March 9, 1971
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

He was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis. He won silver in the 400-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle.[4] He also finished 4th in the 1500-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, and 26th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[6]

On April 17, 1989, he broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:46.39.[7] The record was broken only in the end of 2005, by Armando Negreiros.[8][9]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 21st in the 200-metre freestyle.[10]

References
  1. "ASU, a team with Brazilian tradition". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 19, 2008. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  2. "Placar Sports Magazine". Placar (in Portuguese). October 26, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  5. "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  7. "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). November 16, 2001. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  8. "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). December 18, 2005. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. "Negreiros' UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  10. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
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