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
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