André Cordeiro (swimmer)

{{Short description|Brazilian swimmer (born 1974)}}

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| name= André Cordeiro

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| nationality = {{BRA}}

| strokes = Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|3|15}}

| birth_place =Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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| height = {{height|m=1.93|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalGold| 1995 Rio de Janeiro | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1999 Winnipeg | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver| 1999 Winnipeg | 4×200 m freestyle}}

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André Cordeiro (born 15 March 1974) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/andre-cordeiro-1.html |title=André Cordeiro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/andre-cordeiro-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18}}

Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and Alexandre Massura,{{cite web |title=Brazil squad leaves for Kuwait |work=CBDA |date=6 December 2010 |url=http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/selecao-de-natacao-embarca-para-o-kuwait |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226204536/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/selecao-de-natacao-embarca-para-o-kuwait |archive-date=26 December 2010}} with 3m12s42 time.

In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Cordeiro qualified to the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 4th.{{ cite web | title = Profile at Sports Reference | work = Sports Reference | year = 2013 | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/andre-cordeiro-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/andre-cordeiro-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 3 April 2013}}

He was at the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong, swimming the 200-metre freestyle proof.{{cite web |title=Congress discusses doping in swimming |work=Diário do Grande ABC |year=1999 |url=http://www.dgabc.com.br/News/9000017614/congresso-discute-doping-na-natacao.aspx?ref=history |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410024904/http://www.dgabc.com.br/News/9000017614/congresso-discute-doping-na-natacao.aspx?ref=history |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2013 |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt}}

André was in 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he earned a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.{{cite web |title=Brazil Medals at the Pan 1999 |work=UOL |year=2007 |url=http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/historia/1999/nopodio.jhtm |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt}} In the 4×100-metre freestyle, Cordeiro broke the South American record, with a time of 3:17.18, along with Gustavo Borges, Fernando Scherer and César Quintaes.{{cite web |title=History of Gustavo Borges |work=Gustavo Borges-Official Site |year=2012 |url=http://www.gustavoborges.com.br/gustavoborges/trajetoria/ |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt}}{{cite web |title=rotates Brazilian enters the final and the Olympics |work=CBDA |date=25 March 2007 |url=http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/reveza-brasileiro-entra-na-final-e-nas-olimpiadas-id-7911 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121130041722/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/reveza-brasileiro-entra-na-final-e-nas-olimpiadas-id-7911 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 November 2012 |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt}} In the 4×200-metre freestyle, he broke the South American record, with a time of 7:22.92, along with Gustavo Borges, Rodrigo Castro and Leonardo Costa.{{cite web |title=History of Gustavo Borges |work=Gustavo Borges-Official Site |year=2012 |url=http://www.gustavoborges.com.br/gustavoborges/trajetoria/ |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt}}{{cite web |title=The Olympics of David |work=CBDA |date=17 August 2004 |url=http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/as-olimpiadas-de-david-id-4877 |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023854/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/as-olimpiadas-de-david-id-4877 |archive-date=3 December 2013}}{{cite web |title=With 15 medals, seven gold, Winnipeg Pan-1999 was swimming mark |work=R7 |date=29 May 2011 |url=http://rederecord.r7.com/pan-guadalajara-2011/noticias/com-15-medalhas-sete-de-ouro-pan-de-winnipeg-1999-foi-marco-da-natacao.html |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt}}

In the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Cordeiro reached the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 4th place,{{cite web |title=Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow |work=OmegaTiming |date=4 April 2002 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001020C0026000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=1 April 2013}} and was also in the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 5th place.{{cite web |title=Results of the 4×100-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow |work=OmegaTiming |date=3 April 2002 |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001020C0012000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=3 April 2013}}

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 5th in the 4×100-metre medley, 13th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 50-metre freestyle.{{cite web |title=Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index |work=CBDA |date=29 August 2002 |url=http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/bruno-bonfim-encerra-como-o-12o-atleta-com-indice-id-2235 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615214832/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/bruno-bonfim-encerra-como-o-12o-atleta-com-indice-id-2235 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=19 April 2013 |language=pt}}

After retiring from professional swimming, became coach of Minas Tênis Clube. He was part of the technical commission of the Brazilian team at the Junior World Championships in Monterrey-2008.{{cite web |title=BRAZILIAN TEAM - PROFILE OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE |work=Best Swimming |date=30 June 2008 |url=http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?i=9185 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410032154/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?i=9185 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2013 |access-date=3 April 2013 |language=pt}}