Cláudio Mamede Kestener (born December 20, 1961, in
São Paulo) is a former international
butterfly swimmer
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from
Brazil, who participated in a
Summer Olympics
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for his native country.
He is the son of
Rolf Kestener, who participated in the
1948 Summer Olympics
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, in
London.
He is currently an engineer at the
São Paulo Metro and participates in competitions in the master category by
Esporte Clube Pinheiros and also in the World Games of the
CSIT – International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation.
Cláudio Kestener started swimming at the Pinheiros school and, at the age of seven, he started to compete; at age 16 he participated in his first international competitions. In 1980, at the Latin Cup in Spain, he broke the Brazilian record for the 100-meter butterfly.
At the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
, in
Moscow, he finished 8th in the 4×100-metre medley final, breaking the South American record, together with
Rômulo Arantes
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,
Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro
Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro (born May 27, 1959 in Porto Alegre) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976.
He was trained by Mauri Fonse ...
and
Jorge Fernandes. He also swam the 100m and 200m butterfly, not reaching the finals.
In 1981 he was the Brazilian record holder of the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 57.12 seconds.
He started engineering school the same year he returned from the Moscow Olympics and decided to dedicate himself to his studies. During college, he participated in the University Games and gradually moved away from competitive swimming.
Olimpianos - Atletas Olímpicos Brasileiros: CLÁUDIO MAMEDE KESTENER
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References
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1961 births
Living people
Brazilian male butterfly swimmers
Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Brazil
Swimmers from São Paulo