Kawan Figueiredo Pereira (born 17 June 2002) is a Brazilian diver. He competed in the

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for Brazil. At the

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, he won a bronze medal in the Men's synchronized 10 metre platform. At just 19 years of age, he made history at the 2020 Olympic Games in

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, being the first Brazilian to reach an Olympic final in

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, finishing in 10th place. As part of the

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open water mixed 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform diving event, held as part of a diving exhibition at the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival in December 2021 in

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, Pereira helped win the gold medal with a score of 416.35 points alongside teammates

Luana Lira Luana Wanderley Moreira Lira (born 5 March 1996) is a Brazilian diver. She represented Brazil at the World Aquatics Championships in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2024. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She compe ...

and

Ingrid Oliveira Ingrid de Oliveira (born 7 May 1996) is a Brazilian competitive diving (sport), diver. One of the best divers in Brazilian history, she finished 4th in the Diving at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform, 2022 World ...

."FINA Diving Team Exhibition: Results Mixed 3m & 10m Team"
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* 2002 births Living people Brazilian male divers Olympic divers of Brazil Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Parnaíba Pan American Games medalists in diving Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Piauí Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub