Eduardo “Bèto” Adriana (29 July 1925 – 10 April 1997) was a sportsman who represented the

Netherlands Antilles The Netherlands Antilles (, ; ), also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba (island), Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, ...

at the Olympics. At the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

he competed in the

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competition and at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

he competed in the sports shooting. In weightlifting, he won three bronze medals at the

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from 1955 to 1963. He also finished fifth in the shot put competition 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 ...

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* 1925 births 1997 deaths Dutch Antillean male sport shooters Dutch Antillean male weightlifters Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Netherlands Antilles Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Netherlands Antilles Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1955 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1959 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Netherlands Antilles Pan American Games bronze medalists in weightlifting Olympic shooters for the Netherlands Antilles Olympic weightlifters for the Netherlands Antilles Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Curaçao sportspeople Sportspeople from Willemstad Dutch Antillean shot putters Dutch Antillean male athletes Male shot putters Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Curaçao-weightlifting-bio-stub