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Brazilian swimmer

José Moreira
Personal information
Full nameJosé Geraldo da Costa Moreira Filho
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1961-11-21) 21 November 1961 (age 63)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Da Costa and the second or paternal family name is Moreira. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

José Geraldo da Costa Moreira Filho (born 21 November 1961) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There, he ended up in 33rd place in the men's 50-metre freestyle event.

References

  1. "Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: JOSÉ GERALDO DA COSTA MOREIRA FILHO". Olimpianos.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
  2. "José Moreira". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021. Full name: José Geraldo da Costa Moreira Filho
  3. "Jose MOREIRA FILHO". FINA.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Moreira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.


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