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Argentine swimmer (1923–2021)
José Durañona
Personal information
Nationality Argentina
BornMarch 29, 1923
DiedFebruary 5, 2021(2021-02-05) (aged 97)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

José Durañona (March 29, 1923 – February 5, 2021) was an Argentine freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay, reaching the final in the latter and coming 6th.

In 1940, he set the South American swimming record in the 300 metres freestyle.

He was featured several times on the cover of the magazine El Gráfico.

References

  1. "José María Durañona". Konex Foundation. 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021. (in Spanish)
  2. "José Durañona Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  3. "José Durañona". Olympedia.org.
  4. "Jose Maria Durañona". El Gráfico (1,080 ed.). 22 March 1940.
  5. "Jose Maria Durañona". El Gráfico (1,127 ed.). 14 February 1941.


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