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| Full name | Emanuel Fortes Nascimento | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1970 Minas Gerais, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emanuel Fortes Nascimento (born 13 August 1970 in Minas Gerais) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the 6th place in the Men's 4×100-metre freestyle in 1992.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, he finished 10th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 12th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 18th in the 4×100-metre medley, 36th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 37th in the 100-metre freestyle.
He was the South American record holder of the 100-metre freestyle, between 1990 and 1991.
At the 1991 World Aquatics Championships, Nascimento finished 24th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 26th in the 200-metre freestyle.
He was at the 1991 Pan American Games, in Havana. He won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle. He also finished 6th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 7th in the 100-metre butterfly.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, he finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and 25th in the 100-metre freestyle.
After closing the swimming career, he became commercial director of Monytel, a company that operates in the field of communications.
