Marcelo Jucá
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| Full name | Marcelo Dias Jucá |
| Nationality |
 Brazil
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| Born |
September 18, 1963 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
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Marcelo Dias Jucá (born September 18, 1963 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.
Jucá participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow, where he swam the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.
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. 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.
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.
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. He also finished 7th in the 100-metre butterfly.
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.
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.
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