Diogo Yabe
Brazilian swimmer (born 1980)
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Diogo de Oliveira Yabe (born August 8, 1980, in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil), is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in medley events.[1]
Married with Fabíola Molina.[2]
He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 12th in the 200-metre individual medley.[3]
In May 2003, Yabe achieved fame for breaking the Ricardo Prado's South American record in the 200-metre individual medley, a record that stood since 1983.[4]
At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Yabe was in the 200-metre individual medley, but was disqualified.[5]
Yabe was at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, where he ranked 6th place in the 200-metre individual medley and in the 400-metre individual medley.[6]
Participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 200-metre individual medley, where he earned a 26th-place finish.[1]
At the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires, Yabe won a gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley,[7] two silver medals in the 200-metre individual medley[8] and 4×100-metre freestyle,[7] and a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.[9]
At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, ranked 4th in the 400-metre individual medley,[6] and 8th in the 200-metre individual medley [10]
He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 14th in the 200-metre individual medley,[11] and 15th in the 400-metre individual medley.[12]
He was at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where he finished 25th place in the 200-metre individual medley,[13] and in 17th place in the 400-metre individual medley.[14]
As one of the representatives of Brazil in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle by participate at heats.[15]
At the 2011 Military World Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Diogo won the gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley [16] and in the 400-metre individual medley.[17]