Sylvio Kelly dos Santos (15 July 1935 – 4 November 2016) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in two Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and in water polo at the 1959 Pan American Games. He was brother of

Márvio dos Santos Márvio dos Santos (17 March 1934 – 26 February 1990) was a Brazilian water polo player. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. See also * Brazil men's Olympic water polo team recor ...

, who participated at three Summer Olympics in Water Polo. 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 ...

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, he swam the 1500-metre and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the final. 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 ...

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, he swam the 400-metre freestyle, not reaching the final. 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 ...

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, he won the bronze medal in the Water Polo. He broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, in Helsinki at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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* * 1935 births 2016 deaths Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Brazilian male water polo players Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in water polo Competitors at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-waterpolo-bio-stub