Rossana Juncos

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Rosanna Juncos
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NationalityArgentine
Born (1961-04-14) 14 April 1961 (age 63)
Cordoba
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Rosanna Juncos (born 14 April 1961) is an Argentine former butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer. She competed in six events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Juncos is part of an Argentine Olympic swimming family. Her brother Luis Juncos [1] and her sister-in-law Valentina Aracil (Luis' wife) represented Argentina at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, respectively. Her American-born niece Natalie Juncos (daughter of Luis and Valentina) is a member of the Argentina women's national football team.

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rossana Juncos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2016.