César Augusto Aquino de Castro (born September 2, 1982) is a Brazilian competitive diver from Brasília, Distrito Federal. Castro has represented Brazil in four consecutive Olympics

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2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens Games,

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in Beijing,

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, and

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in Rio de Janeiro. For 2 times,

and

Castro reached the final and finished in 9th in men's individual 3m springboard. He placed 24th at the

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and 17th at the London 2012 Olympics in the same event. At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

in Rome, Italy, Cesar finished in 5th in the Men's 3m Springboard, the best result a Brazilian has ever achieved in the history of this championship. Cesar Castro was the first Brazilian diver to receive a medal in an International Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix. He was elected 9 times by the Brazilian Olympic Committee as the best Brazilian diver (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014). In

, Cesar Castro reached the Olympic Final, 52 years after the last Brazilian diver finalist in Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. In other competitions, Castro frequently ranked top 10 in FINA world ranking; he was five times South American Champion (1997, 2002, 2006, 2012 and 2014) and has two Pan American Medals (silver, 2007 and bronze, 2011). Moreover, César Castro won four medals in the 2005 World University Games in Izmir Universiade, Turkey and holds the total of twelve medals of FINA International diving Grand Prix from the years 2002 to 2015. César Castro has also won several Brazilian National Diving Championships 3m events and set numerous Brazilian national records. On the international diving stage, Cesar Castro qualified for and represented the Brazilian national Team at several distinguished international competitions such as the

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, FINA World Championships, FINA Diving World Cup, World Series, Summer Universiade and Summer Olympic Games. In 2013, Cesar moved to Athens, Georgia Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia where he trains at The University of Georgia with the coach Dan Laak. Since 2013, Cesar is also a volunteer diving coach of University of Georgia. César earned his college degree in Physical Education from Universidade Católica de Brasília in 2005 and received his MBA degree in Marketing and Sports Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2013. Since 2003, Cesar Castro is sponsored by Mackenzie Presbyterian University. Castro is married and has two children, Samuel and Victor.

FINA Diving Grand Prix results

;3 m springboard * ''2013 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (San Juan) * ''2003 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Rostock) * ''2005 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Ft. Lauderdale) * ''2006 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Rome) * ''2009 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Montreal) * ''2014 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (San Juan) * ''2015 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (San Juan) * ''2002 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Coral Springs) * ''2002 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Rome) * ''2005 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Madrid) * ''2011 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (Madrid) * ''2013 FINA Diving Grand Prix'' (San Juan) 3m sincro event

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References

Getty Images Cesar Castro London 2012 3m springboard

Dive Meets Cesar Castro results

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Cesar 1982 births Living people Brazilian male divers Olympic divers for Brazil Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in diving Divers at the 2003 Pan American Games Divers at the 2007 Pan American Games Divers at the 2011 Pan American Games Divers at the 2015 Pan American Games South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in diving Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Universiade medalists in diving Universiade silver medalists for Brazil Universiade bronze medalists for Brazil Sportspeople from Brasília Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian people