Afrânio Antônio da Costa (14 March 1892 – 26 June 1979) was a Brazilian
sport shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...
who competed in the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
. He served as a judge of the Brazilian (TFR) between 1947 and 1962. He was born and died in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
.
In 1920 he won the silver medal in the 50 metre free pistol event and the bronze medal with the Brazilian team in the team 50 metre free pistol competition. He was also part of the Brazilian team which finished fourth in the
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. The competitions were held from 22 July 1920 to 3 August 1920.
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 234 shooters from 18 nations competed at the Antwe ...
- Men's 30 metre team military pistol, team 30 metre military pistol event.
References
1892 births
1979 deaths
Brazilian male sport shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
Olympic shooters of Brazil
Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
20th-century Brazilian judges
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
19th-century Brazilian people
20th-century Brazilian people
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