Benevenuto Nunes

Benevenuto Nuñes

Personal information
Full name	Benevenuto Martins Nuñes
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1913-06-27)27 June 1913 Brazil
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Backstroke

Benevenuto Martins Nuñes (born 27 June 1913, date of death unknown) was an Olympic freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated at two Summer Olympics for his native country.[1][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 Manoel Lourenço, Isaac Moraes and Manoel Villar.[3][5] He also swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals.[4] At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals.[4]

References

1. "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: BENEVENUTO MARTINS NUÑES". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
2. "Benevenuto MARTINS NUNES". FINA.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
3. 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)
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benvenuto Nuñes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013. Full name: Benvenuto Martins Nuñes
5. "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.

External links

• Benvenuto Nuñes at Olympedia (archive)