Rodrigo Castro
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| Full name | Rodrigo Octávio Coelho da Rocha e Castro | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Brazil
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December 21, 1978 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Minas Tênis Clube, Belo Horizonte | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodrigo Octávio Coelho da Rocha e Castro (born December 21, 1978 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney).
He was at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he earned a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. This silver medal was obtained with a time of 7:22.92, South American record, along with Gustavo Borges, André Cordeiro and Leonardo Costa.
Participated in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he finished 13th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and in 33rd place in the 200-metre freestyle.
At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Moscow, he finished 10th in the 200-metre freestyle and 4th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final.
Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Castro was 18th in the 200-metre freestyle and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.
At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Castro won the bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle and silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Carlos Jayme, Rafael Mosca and Gustavo Borges.
Castro was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 20th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle.
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