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Gustavo Borges

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Medal record
Men's swimming
Competitor for Flag of Brazil Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle
Silver 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle
Bronze 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle
Bronze 2000 Sydney 4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (Long Course)
Bronze 1994 Rome 100 m freestyle
Bronze 1994 Rome 4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (Short Course)
Gold 1995 Rio 200 m freestyle
Gold 1995 Rio 4x100 m freestyle
Gold 1997 Gothenburg 200 m freestyle
Silver 1995 Rio 100 m freestyle
Silver 1997 Gothenburg 100 m freestyle
Silver 2002 Moscow 200 m freestyle
Bronze 1995 Rio 4x200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold 1991 Havana 100 m freestyle
Gold 1991 Havana 4x100 m freestyle
Gold 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m freestyle
Gold 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m freestyle
Gold 1999 Winnipeg 200 m freestyle
Gold 1999 Winnipeg 4x100 m freestyle
Gold 1999 Winnipeg 4x100 m medley
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo 4x100 m freestyle
Silver 1991 Havana 200 m freestyle
Silver 1991 Havana 4x200 m freestyle
Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m freestyle
Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 4x200 m freestyle
Silver 2003 Santo Domingo 4x200 m freestyle
Silver 1999 Winnipeg 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze 1991 Havana 50 m freestyle
Bronze 1999 Winnipeg 100 m freestyle
Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo 100 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Silver 1995 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle

Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto) is a former international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. 6 ft 7 ½ inch Borges currently lives in São Paulo. He has lived in Jacksonville and was a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, under the guidance of swimming coach Jon Urbanchek, who also coached the likes of American Eric Namesnik and Dutchman Marcel Wouda in the mid-1990s. Borges carried the flag for the Brazilian squad during the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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Records
Preceded by
Incumbent
Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder
(short course)

July 2, 19931994-01-01
Succeeded by
Flag of Russia Alexander Popov (RUS)

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