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Juan José Piro or Juan José Pino is a Honduran swimmer. As a swimmer, he represented Honduras in international competition. He competed for Honduras at the 1984 Summer Olympics in six events but did not medal in any of them.

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Juan José Piro or Juan José Pino is Honduran. As a swimmer, he represented Honduras in international competition. Piro was selected to compete for Honduras at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, in six events: the men's 200 metre freestyle, men's 200 metre backstroke, men's 200 metre breaststroke, men's 400 metre individual medley, men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.[1][2]

Piro first competed in the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre freestyle on 29 July 1984 in the first heat against seven other competitors. There, he recorded a time of 2:12.51 and placed last, failing to advance to the finals as he was not within the top eight fastest swimmers.[3] He then competed in the qualifying heats of the men's 400 metre individual medley the following day in the first heat against seven other competitors. There, he recorded a time of 5:15.68 and placed last, again failing to advance to the finals. His time was also the slowest amongst all of the competitors.[4] His third event was the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre backstroke held the next day in the third heat against six other competitors. There, he recorded a time of 2:32.48 and placed last, failing to advance to the finals. [5]

His first team event was the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay alongside his teammates Salvador Covelo, David Palma, and Rodolfo Torres. They competed in the second heat against six other relay teams, placing last with a time of 3:55.87.[6] Piro then competed in his last individual event, competing in the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre butterfly on 3 August in the third heat against seven other swimmers. There, he recorded a time of 2:22.80 and placed last, again failing to advance to the finals.[7] His last event with his teammates was the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay in the first qualifying heat. There, they recorded a time of 4:22.72 and placed last, failing to advance to the finals. [8]

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