Afrânio Antônio da Costa (14 March 1892 – 26 June 1979) was a Brazilian
sport shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...
who competed in the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...
. He served as a judge of the Brazilian (TFR) between 1947 and 1962. He was born and died in Rio de Janeiro.
In 1920 he won the silver medal in the 50 metre free pistol event and the bronze medal with the Brazilian team in the team 50 metre free pistol competition. He was also part of the Brazilian team which finished fourth in the
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. A contested 22nd event may have taken place as a list of medal winners are known but the event is unknown.
The competitions were held from 22 July 1920 to 3 August 192 ...
– Men's 30 metre team military pistol, team 30 metre military pistol event.
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1892 births
1979 deaths
Brazilian male sport shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
Olympic shooters for Brazil
Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
20th-century Brazilian judges
Sport shooters from Rio de Janeiro (city)
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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