Pedro Spajari

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Pedro Spajari
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Spajari in 2019
Personal information
Full namePedro Henrique Silva Spajari
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 27)
Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Pinheiros
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima 4×100 m mixed freestyle
World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Chengdu 4×100 m freestyle
Military World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Wuhan 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Wuhan 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Wuhan 100 m freestyle

Pedro Henrique Silva Spajari (born February 18, 1997, in Amparo) is a Brazilian swimmer. [1] [2]

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International career

2015–2019

At the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships held in Singapore, he finished 5th in the 100 metre freestyle., [3] and 4th in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. [4]

In 2016, Spajari discovered he has Klinefelter syndrome. The problem reduces the body's testosterone level, affects attention, and impairs immunity. The syndrome reduced his performance and ended his dream of defending the Brazilian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Upon discovering the problem, he began the medical treatment with hormone replacement duly authorized by the sports authorities. [5]

He was at the 2017 Summer Universiade, finishing 6th in the 100 metre freestyle, 5th in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, and 6th in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Spajari won the gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, along with Gabriel Santos, Marco Ferreira Júnior and Marcelo Chierighini. [6] He also finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, [7] 6th in the Men's 50 metre freestyle., [8] and 7th in the Men's 100 metre freestyle. [9]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, he finished 6th, helping Brazil qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. [10]

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won a gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, along with Breno Correia, Marcelo Chierighini and Bruno Fratus, with a time of 3:12.61, a new Pan American Games record. [11] [12] In the Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, he won a silver medal, by participating at heats. [13] He also finished 5th in the Men's 50 metre freestyle. [14]

2020 Summer Olympics

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Spajari finished 8th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay and 25th in the Men's 100 metre freestyle. [15] [16]

2021–2024

At the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Melbourne, Australia, he finished 4th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, [17] 8th in the Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay [18] and in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay, [19] 9th in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, [20] 16th in the Men's 100 metre freestyle, [21] and 42nd in the Men's 50 metre freestyle. [22] [23]

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References

  1. ↑ "CBDA – Perfil de Atleta – Pedro Spajari" [CBDA – Athlete's profile – Pedro Spajari]. CBDA (in Portuguese). 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "ECP – Perfil de Atleta – Pedro Spajari" [ECP – Athlete's profile – Pedro Spajari]. ECP (in Portuguese). 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Results of the 100 metre freestyle at 2015 Singapore" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Results of the 4x100 metre freestyle at 2015 Singapore" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pedro Spajari melhora desempenho após descobrir doença rara" [Pedro Spajari improves performance after discovering rare disease]. Estadão (in Portuguese). August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Results of the 4x100-metre freestyle at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. August 11, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 4x100m Medley Relay Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Results of the 50-metre freestyle at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. August 12, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2018 Pan Pacific" (PDF). Seiko. August 10, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Results of the 4 × 100 metre freestyle at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Peso do Ouro: revezamento aspira a pódio em Tóquio, e João Gomes bate medalhista olímpico" [Gold's weight: relay aspires for podium in Tokyo, and João Gomes beats Olympic medalist]. Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  13. ↑ "HEATS RESULTS" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. ATOS. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle – A Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  15. ↑ Time brasileiro termina em último na final do revezamento 4 x 100 m da natação
  16. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  17. ↑ Men's 4x100m Freestyle – Final – Results
  18. ↑ Men's 4x50m Freestyle – Final – Results
  19. ↑ Mixed 4x50m Freestyle – Final – Results
  20. ↑ Men's 4x200m Freestyle – Heats – Results Summary
  21. ↑ Men's 100 metre freestyle Semifinal results
  22. ↑ Men's 50m Freestyle – Heats – Results Summary
  23. ↑ BALANÇO FINAL DA CAMPANHA DO BRASIL NO CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE PISCINA CURTA DE MELBOURNE
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