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Brazilian modern pentathlete

Anísio da Rocha
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Born(1912-10-13)13 October 1912
Sport
SportModern pentathlon, equestrian

Anísio da Rocha (born 13 October 1912, date of death unknown) was a Brazilian modern pentathlete and equestrian. He competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Military career

He was part of the 1966 class of the War College. Dedicated to equestrianism in the ranks of the Brazilian Army.

Sporting career

Colonel Anísio da Silva Rocha represented Brazil at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where he came 39th in the individual modern pentathlon.

He also took part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, in the individual and complete equestrian events.

He was president of the Brazilian Equestrian Confederation between 1976 and 1980.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anísio da Rocha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ Olimpianos - Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros - ANÍSIO DA SILVA DA ROCHA Archived 2017-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Acessado em 15 de janeiro de 2017
  3. "Biografia, perfil e estatísticas olímpico do(a) atleta no Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. Google Books - Atletas olímpicos brasileiros, de Katia Rubio, Editora SESI Acessado em 15 de janeiro de 2017

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