Bruno Fratus
Bruno Fratus 
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Fratus at the 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan |
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| Surname: | Bruno Giuseppe Fratus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation: |
 Brazil
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society: | EC Pinheiros | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | June 30, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Macaé | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.87 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 80 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bruno Giuseppe Fratus (born June 30, 1989 in Macaé , Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian swimmer who specializes in the short freestyle courses. In the 50m freestyle he was Olympic gold medalist in London in 2012 and won three medals at world championships.
successes
At the 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai , Fratus was fifth in the 50 m freestyle in 21.96 seconds; His compatriot César Cielo became world champion in 21.52 s. At the Pan American Games of the same year in Guadalajara , Mexico , two gold medals jumped out for him in the relay and a silver over 50 m freestyle. At the 2012 Olympics , he missed bronze on his special route with 21.61 by just two hundredths of a second compared to César Cielo.
In the spring of 2013, Fratus underwent shoulder surgery, which is why he had to take a two-year break from competition.
He came back, u. a. at the 2014 South American Games in Santiago de Chile , where he won gold in the 50m freestyle. He was able to celebrate his greatest success to date at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan , Russia , when he finished third behind Florent Manaudou (21.19) and Nathan Adrian (21.52) in 21.55 seconds over 50 m freestyle .
At the 2015 and 2017 World Championships , he won the silver medal behind Caeleb Dressel on his parade route with times of 21.51 s and 21.45 s .
Web links
- Bruno Fratus in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Bruno Fratus , cbda.org.br
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruno Fratus passa por cirurgia no ombro e garante: 'Novinho em folha' , O Globo online from May 11, 2013, accessed on August 26, 2015
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| SURNAME | Fratus, Bruno |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fratus, Bruno Giuseppe (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian freestyle swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Macaé , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |