Cristina Teixeira

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Cristina Teixeira
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Full nameCristina Bassani Teixeira
Born (1958-06-25) June 25, 1958 (age 66)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1975 Mexico City 4x100m medley

Cristina Bassani Teixeira (born June 25, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro [1] ) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1972. [2]

She was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where she finished 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke, [3] and 7th in the 200-metre breaststroke. [4]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals. [2]

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke and in the 200-metre breaststroke. [5] She also finished 12th the 4×100-metre medley, along with Valéria Borges, Jaqueline Mross and Lucy Burle. [6]

She was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. She swam in the 4×100-metre medley, where the Brazil's relay, composed by Christiane Paquelet, Flávia Nadalutti, Lucy Burle and Cristina Teixeira, finished 12th with a time of 4:38.75. [7] In the 200-metre breaststroke, she finished 16th, with a time of 2:47.58, nearly breaking her South American record (2:47.44). [8]

She was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley. [9] She also finished 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke [10] and 5th in the 200-metre breaststroke. [11]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results at 1973 Belgrade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - September 4, 1973, Morning, General, page 29
  7. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 18, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 20 and July 23, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 29
  8. ↑ O GLOBO News Archive - July 26, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 24
  9. ↑ "Brazil medals at 1975 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  10. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 21 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "O GLOBO News Archive - 23 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 37". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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