Ary Façanha de Sá (1 April 1928 – 16 August 2020) was a Brazilian

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. At the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

, he finished fourth in the long jump. Ary also competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

. He became South American long jump champion in 1952 and won silver medals in 1956 and 1958, along with a bronze medal in 1954. Additionally, he also won a bronze medal at the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games, officially known as II Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mexico 1955 (), opened on March 12, 1955, at University Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total ...

and a gold medal at the 1955 World Student Games.World Student Games (Pre-Universiade)
- GBR Athletics

References

1928 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Brazilian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub