Álvaro Pires | |
Full Name: | Álvaro Roberto de Ávila Pires |
Birth Date: | 1941 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Weight: | 84 kg |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Álvaro Roberto de Ávila Pires (born 13 August 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian sportsman. He competed in two Olympics. He represented Brazil in swimming at the 1964 Olympics and in water polo at the 1968 Olympics.[1] [2]
At the 1963 Pan American Games, in São Paulo, he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, and 5th in the 100-metre freestyle.[3]
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he swam the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre medley, not reaching the finals.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he finished 13th with the Brazilian Water Polo team.