Cristiano Michelena

Cristiano Rositoano Michelena (born 7 March 1971) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He was born in Rio Grande do Sul.[1][2] He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4×100-metre freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.[3]

Cristiano Michelena
Personal information
Full nameCristiano Rosito Michelena
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1971-03-07) 7 March 1971
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis 400m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis 4x100m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis 4x200m Freestyle

He was at the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis. He won silver in the 400-metre freestyle, and bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle.[4] He also finished 4th in the 1500-metre freestyle, and 6th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle, 23rd in the 400-metre freestyle, and 26th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[3]

On 17 April 1989, he broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:46.39.[6] The record was broken only in the end of 2005, by Armando Negreiros.[7][8]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 21st in the 200-metre freestyle.[3]

References
  1. "ASU, a team with Brazilian tradition". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. "Placar Sports Magazine". Placar (in Portuguese). 26 October 1987. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristiano Michelena". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. "Brazil medals at 1987 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. "Results at 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. "Final Results". CBDA (in Portuguese). 16 November 2001. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  7. "Kaio, on top of the world in his three races". CBDA (in Portuguese). 18 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  8. "Negreiros' UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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