Athos Procópio de Oliveira Filho (born 3 January 1943) is a former international freestyle and backstroke swimmer from

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. At the

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, he finished 7th in the 100 metre backstroke. He also swam the 4 × 100-metre medley. At the

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, he swam the 100-metre backstroke and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals. At the

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, in

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, he won two bronze medals in the 100-metre backstroke, and in the 4×200-metre freestyle. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in

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, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals. Among other achievements, he was part of the Brazilian team champion of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay in the 1964 South American Absolute Championship, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Team composed of Alvaro Pires, Athos Procópio de Oliveira, Paulo Salles Cunha, and Antonio Celso Guimarães.

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