Miguel Mendoza

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Miguel Mendoza
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Full nameJuan Carlos Miguel Mendoza
National teamPhilippines
Born (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 41)
Manila, Philippines
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm) (2004) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
College team University of Georgia (U.S.)
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Hanoi 1500 m freestyle [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Manila 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur 400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur 1500 m freestyle [3]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Hanoi 400 m freestyle [4]

Juan Carlos Miguel Mendoza (born April 28, 1982) is a former swimmer from the Philippines. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he beat the 400m freestyle record of fellow Filipino athlete Ryan Papa. [5] He also represented the Philippines in the 2004 Summer Olympics [6] but ended the 1,500 meter freestyle heat at last place. [7] A freestyle specialist, Mendoza is a 1,500 metres gold medalist at the Southeast Asian Games. [8] Mendoza studied management information systems at the University of Georgia. [9]

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