Fernando Lopes (swimmer) explained

Fernando Lopes
Birth Date:21 November 1964
Death Place:Luanda, Angola

Fernando Lopes (21 November 1964 – 11 October 2020)[1] [2] was an Angolan swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3] Lopes became the first ever flag bearer for Angola when he carried the flag in the 1980 opening ceremony.[4] At the age of 15, he was the youngest athlete in the delegation from Angola.[1]

Lopes died in October 2020 at the age of 55.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Angola: Olympics - Angola's First Flag Bearer Dies. All Africa. 13 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Fernando Lopes enluta desporto angolano . jornaldeangola . 17 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018050154/http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao/desporto/fernando-lopes-enluta-desporto-angolano . dead .
  3. Fernando Lopes Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418061240/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/fernando-lopes-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Flagbearers for Angola . olympedia.org . . 18 December 2023.

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