Alejandro Bermúdez Tamayo (born March 30, 1975) is a retired backstroke and

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from

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. He competed in three consecutive

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for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was 13th place in the Men's 400 metres Individual Medley at the

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in Atlanta, Georgia. At the

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in Barcelona, Bermúdez finished 25th in the 1500-meter freestyle, 26th in the 200-meter backstroke, 27th in the 400-meter individual medley, and 35th in the 400-meter freestyle. At the

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, he finished 4th in the 400-meter freestyle, 4th in the 400-meter individual medley, and 8th in the 200-meter freestyle. At the

in Atlanta, Bermúdez finished 13th in the 400-meter individual medley, and 21st in the 400-meter freestyle. At the

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, Bermúdez finished 28th in the 200-meter backstroke, and 35th in the 400-meter individual medley.

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* 1975 births Living people Male backstroke swimmers Male medley swimmers Colombian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Colombia Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-swimming-bio-stub