Leonardo Costa (swimmer)
Leonardo Jorge Costa (born 12 May 1977 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His biggest success was winning the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games, 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was at the 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where he finished 21st in the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships – Men's 200m Backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, and 24th in the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships – Men's 100m Backstroke, 100-metre backstroke. Leonardo went to the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hong Kong, where he reached the 200-metre backstroke final, finishing in 6th. At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, he earned the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke, silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and bronze ...
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