Kawan Pereira

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Kawan Pereira
Kawan Pereira em 2021.jpg
Pereira in 2021
Personal information
Born (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 22)
Parnaíba, Brazil [1]
Sport
SportDiving
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 10 m synchro
FINA World Junior Diving Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Kiev 3 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Kiev 1 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Kiev 10 m platform
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Kiev 10 m synchro
Junior Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Cali 10 m platform

Kawan Figueiredo Pereira (born 17 June 2002) is a Brazilian diver. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics for Brazil. [2]

At the 2019 Pan American Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's synchronized 10 metre platform. [3]

At just 19 years of age, he made history at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, being the first Brazilian to reach an Olympic final in diving, finishing in 10th place. [4]

As part of the FINA open water mixed 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform diving event, held as part of a diving exhibition at the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival in December 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Pereira helped win the gold medal with a score of 416.35 points alongside teammates Luana Lira and Ingrid Oliveira. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Kawan Pereira". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/diving/athlete-profile-n1330220-figueredo-pereira-kawan.htm Archived 2021-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Tokyo
  3. "Isaac Souza e Kawan Pereira são bronze na plataforma e levam Brasil a pódio inédito nos saltos". ge.
  4. "Em histórica participação na final, Kawan Pereira fica em 10º nos 10m dos saltos ornamentais". ge.
  5. "FINA Diving Team Exhibition: Results Mixed 3m & 10m Team". FINA . 19 December 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. "Brasil é ouro na prova por equipes do Festival da Fina" (in Portuguese). olimpiadatododia.com.br. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.