Gustavo Borges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Brazilian swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
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Place of Birth: Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
About Gustavo Borges
- Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer.
- He swam for Brazil in the Summer Olympic Games in: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.
- Borges, together with sailor Robert Scheidt, has won the second-most Olympic medals of any Brazilian, with four—one in 1992, two in 1996 and one in 2000—behind sailor Torben Grael.
- He also has the third-most Pan American Games gold medals of any Brazilian, with eight—behind swimmer Thiago Pereira and table tennis player Hugo Hoyama.
- Borges was Brazil's flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Borges' first medal was silver, which he won in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1992 Olympics, which he received after a delay because his lane's timer was not working, and the judges had to review video recordings of the race to verify his place.
- Borges even overcame his idol, Matt Biondi, to win the silver medal. Borges currently lives in São Paulo, where he runs his own swimming school.
- He used to live in the United States in Jacksonville, Florida and in Ann Arbor, Michigan while he was still a student.
- He attended university at the University of Michigan in the mid-1990s, where he swam for the university's team, coached by Jon Urbanchek and graduated with a degree in Economics.
- His teammates at Michigan included Eric Namesnik and Marcel Wouda in the mid-1990s.
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