Aitor Osorio

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Aitor Osorio
Personal information
Full nameJoan Aitor Osorio Marti
NationalityFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Born (1975-10-31) 31 October 1975 (age 46)
Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly

Joan Aitor Osorio Marti [lower-alpha 1] (born 31 October 1975) is an Andorran swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Osorio was 20 years old when he represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 200 metre butterfly event, he swam his heat in 2:12.59 minutes and finished 42nd overall so didn't qualify for the finals. [2]

Osorio would later become the president of the Andorran Swimming Federation. [3]

Notes

  1. This name uses Catalan naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Osorioand the second or maternal family name is Marti.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aitor Osorio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996 . LA84 Foundation. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Aitor Osorio". elperiodic.ad. Retrieved 3 December 2017.