Ronald Couce Menezes (born 6 November 1962) is a Brazilian former freestyle

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. At the 1980 South American Championships, Menezes won the 100 meters freestyle and the 200 IM medley. At the

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, held in

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, Menezes won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. He was at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

, in

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, where he won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle. At the

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, in

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, he finished 10th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and 28th in the 100-metre freestyle.

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* * 1962 births Living people Brazilian male medley swimmers Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Brazil Swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub