André Cordeiro (born 15 March 1974) is a retired freestyle

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from

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. He competed for his native country at the

1996 Summer Olympics 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, ...

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, United States. Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in

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, Cordeiro won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with

Gustavo Borges Gustavo França Borges (born 2 December 1972) is a Brazilian former competitive swimming (sport), swimmer. He swam for Brazil in four Summer Olympic Games: Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992, Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996, Braz ...

, Fernando Scherer and

Alexandre Massura Alexandre Massura Neto (born 19 June 1975) is a retired male freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. Actually a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...

, with 3m12s42 time. In the

, Cordeiro qualified to the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 4th. He was at the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in

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, swimming the 200-metre freestyle proof. André was in

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...

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, where he earned a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. In the 4×100-metre freestyle, Cordeiro broke the South American record, with a time of 3:17.18, along with

, Fernando Scherer and César Quintaes. In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.92, along with

, Rodrigo Castro and Leonardo Costa. In the

2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in th ...

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, Cordeiro reached the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 4th place, and was also in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 5th place. He swam at the

2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record A world record is usually t ...

, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 50-metre freestyle. After retiring from professional swimming, became coach of

Minas Tênis Clube Minas Tênis Clube (short, just ''Minas'') is a social, recreational and sports club from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. By 2013, it has more than 73,000 members. Its patrimony comprises two urban units, the Minas I and Minas II, and two country units, ...

. He was part of the technical commission of the Brazilian team at the Junior World Championships in Monterrey-2008.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordeiro, Andre 1974 births Living people Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Belo Horizonte Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers for Brazil Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games swimmers for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen