Diogo Matos Ribeiro (, born 27 October 2004) is a Portuguese

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. Originally from

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, he competes for

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-based club

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. He is the world junior record holder in the

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50-metre butterfly. Ribeiro won the gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly event at the

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, Peru with a

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and Portuguese record time of 22.96 seconds, which was 0.09 seconds faster than the former world junior record of 23.05 seconds set by

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in 2020.

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"Diogo Ribeiro. Novo título mundial e com recorde do mundo júnior"
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"Histórico. Diogo Ribeiro conquista terceira medalha de ouro no Mundial júnior"
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''. Retrieved 4 September 2022. He also won the gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 52.03 seconds, and the gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle, with a time of 21.92 seconds.

(1 September 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results"
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(2 September 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 3 September 2022.Neto, Virgilio Franceschi (5 September 2022)
"Mundial Júnior de Natação: português Diogo Ribeiro conquista três ouros e recorde mundial; Brasil leva cinco medalhas"
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''. Retrieved 5 September 2022. At the

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, he won the silver medal in the 50-metre butterfly event, thus becoming the first ever Portuguese medalist in senior world championships. He set a new Portuguese record with a time of 22.80 seconds.

World junior records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

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* 2004 births Living people S.L. Benfica (swimming) Portuguese male butterfly swimmers Portuguese male freestyle swimmers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Portugal Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Portugal Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Portuguese people Sportspeople from Coimbra European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Portugal-swimming-bio-stub