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João Gonçalves Filho (7 December 1934 – 27 June 2010) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in five
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in both
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and
water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
. Born in
Rio Claro, São Paulo Rio Claro is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The elevation is 613 m. It was incorporated as the village of '' São João Batista do Ribeirão Claro'' in 1827, and this incorporation is celebrated every year on June 24 as a municipal h ...
, he represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and in water polo at the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics. Gonçalves swam for
Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, the ...
, where he met future wife Wilma, part of the club's
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team. He studied Physical Education in the military academy alongside future Olympic track and field champion
Adhemar da Silva Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1927 – January 12, 2001) was a Brazilian triple jumper. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games. In his early career he also ...
, becoming a
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enthusiast and black belt.O Herói Oculto
''Trip''
At the inaugural
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in
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, in
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,
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, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Aram Boghossian,
Ricardo Capanema Ricardo Esberad Capanema (19 September 1933 – 10 May 1998) was an international freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer from Brazil. At the inaugural Pan American Games in Swimming at the 1951 Pan American Games, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ...
, and Tetsuo Okamoto. At the
1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
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, he swam the 100-metre backstroke and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the final. At the
1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ...
in
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, he finished 4th in the 100-metre backstroke, and 4th in the 4 × 100-metre medley. The following year, at the
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
in
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, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the final. Afterwards, Gonçalves moved to
Esporte Clube Pinheiros The Esporte Clube Pinheiros, founded on 7 September 1899, by German immigrants, under the name Sport Club Germânia (Sport Club Germany), is a multi-sports and social club located in the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo. The full name of the ...
in São Paulo, where he practiced water polo and attended law school at
Mackenzie Presbyterian University Mackenzie Presbyterian University (Portuguese: ''Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie'') is a private university in São Paulo, Brazil. The Mackenzie Presbyterian University is an institution of higher learning that has strong tradition and history ...
. For extra earnings, he also became a trucker. He won the bronze medal at the
1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame ...
in
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, a gold medal at the
1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...
in
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, and a silver at the
1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...
in
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. At Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964 and
Mexico City 1968 The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Brazil at the
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of the
1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
, becoming the tenth water polo player to be a
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at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Retired from practicing sports, Gonçalves Filho became a
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coach, first for
Esporte Clube Pinheiros The Esporte Clube Pinheiros, founded on 7 September 1899, by German immigrants, under the name Sport Club Germânia (Sport Club Germany), is a multi-sports and social club located in the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo. The full name of the ...
and eventually the Brazilian national team starting in 1978. He advocated weightlifting and extensive training to ensure the Brazilian got physiques matching the Eastern European ones. Gonçalves attended the
Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
and
Atlanta 1996 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
, seeing Pinheiros judoka
Aurélio Miguel Aurélio Fernández Miguel (born March 10, 1964) is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summ ...
win a bronze medal in the latter. Other three Brazilian medallists in Judo,
Douglas Vieira Douglas Vieira (born June 17, 1960) is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic medalist. Among his best sporting achievements is his silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), oft ...
,
Tiago Camilo Tiago Henrique de Oliveira Camilo (born 24 May 1982) is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the lightweight (−73 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships, and was ...
, and
Leandro Guilheiro Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 1983) is a Brazilian male judoka. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight (<73 kg) division at the
, also trained under Gonçalves. He died in June 2010, of liver failure during a femur surgery. His grandson,
Gustavo Guimarães Gustavo de Freitas Guimarães (born 24 January 1994) is a water polo player from Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. A ...
, follows his legacy and is part of the current Brazilian water polo team.Revelação do polo aquático quer honrar avô que foi a sete Olimpíadas
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See also

*
Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Brazil men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Brazil men's national water polo team has participated in 8 of 27 official men's water polo tourname ...
* Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians


References


External links

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João Gonçalves Filho's obituary
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