Ary Façanha de Sá (1 April 1928 – 16 August 2020) was a Brazilian

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. At the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

he finished fourth in the long jump. He also competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. He became South American long jump champion in 1952, won silver medals in 1956 and 1958 and a bronze medal in 1954. He also won a bronze medal at the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ...

and a gold medal at the

1955 World Student Games The athletics events at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week were held in San Sebastián, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

.World Student Games (Pre-Universiade)
- GBR Athletics

References

1928 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Brazilian male long jumpers Olympic athletes of Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub