Diogo Yabe

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| fullname = Diogo de Oliveira Yabe

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| strokes = Medley

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|8|8}}

| birth_place =Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

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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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/diogo-yabe-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032527/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/diogo-yabe-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}

Married with Fabíola Molina.[http://pan.uol.com.br/2011/ultimas-noticias/2011/09/12/casal-nomade-da-natacao-quer-bebe-apos-olimpiada-e-condiciona-adeus-a-gravidez.htm Diogo and Fabíola] {{in lang|pt}}

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 12th in the 200-metre individual medley.{{cite web|title=Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index |work=CBDA |date=August 29, 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=June 15, 2013 |accessdate=April 19, 2013 |language=pt }}

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.{{cite web | title = Young Diogo breaks the 20-year record of Ricardo Prado | work = Terra | date = May 4, 2003 | url = http://esportes.terra.com.br/esportesaquaticos/noticias/0,,OI190738-EI15529,00-Jovem+quebra+recorde+de+anos+de+Ricardo+Prado.html | accessdate = April 21, 2013|language=pt}}

At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Yabe was in the 200-metre individual medley, but was disqualified.[http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050038000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 200-metre individual medley results - Barcelona 2003]

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.[http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/modalidades/natacao/brasileiros/diogoyabe.jhtm Diogo Yabe database] {{in lang|pt}}

Participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 200-metre individual medley, where he earned a 26th-place finish.

At the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires, Yabe won a gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley,{{cite web | title = 49 medals for the aquatics | work = CBDA | date = November 19, 2006 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/49-medalhas-para-os-aquaticos-id-7551 | accessdate = April 26, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130423000523/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/49-medalhas-para-os-aquaticos-id-7551 | archivedate = April 23, 2013 }} two silver medals in the 200-metre individual medley{{cite web | title = Luiz Arapiraca shines again in Argentina | work = CBDA | date = November 18, 2006 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/luiz-arapiraca-brilha-novamente-na-argentina-id-7549 | accessdate = April 26, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130422235032/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/luiz-arapiraca-brilha-novamente-na-argentina-id-7549 | archivedate = April 22, 2013 }} and 4×100-metre freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.{{cite web | title = Brazil conquers more 11 medals in swimming | work = CBDA | date = November 17, 2006 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/brasil-conquista-mais-11-medalhas-na-natacao-id-7547 | accessdate = April 26, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130505232618/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/brasil-conquista-mais-11-medalhas-na-natacao-id-7547 | archivedate = May 5, 2013 }}

At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, ranked 4th in the 400-metre individual medley, and 8th in the 200-metre individual medley [http://esportes.terra.com.br/panamericano2007/interna/0,,OI1773047-EI8332,00.html At 200m medley, Thiago Pereira gets gold] {{in lang|pt}}

He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 14th in the 200-metre individual medley,{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre individual medley at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine | work = OmegaTiming | date = August 21, 2010 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010A0B0044000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | accessdate = April 27, 2013}} and 15th in the 400-metre individual medley.{{cite web | title = Results of the 400-metre individual medley at 2010 Pan Pac in Irvine | work = OmegaTiming | date = August 19, 2010 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010A0B0023000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | accessdate = April 27, 2013}}

He was at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where he finished 25th place in the 200-metre individual medley,[http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010A00002F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 200-metre individual medley results - Dubai 2010] and in 17th place in the 400-metre individual medley.[http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010A000017000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 400-metre individual medley results - Dubai 2010]

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.[http://rederecord.r7.com/pan-guadalajara-2011/noticias/revezamento-4-x-200-do-brasil-disputa-medalha-de-ouro-hoje-a-noite.html 4×200-metre freestyle heats at Guadalajara] {{in lang|pt}}

At the 2011 Military World Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Diogo won the gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley [http://globoesporte.globo.com/Jogos-Mundiais-Militares/noticia/2011/07/terceiro-dia-tiro-poe-brasil-na-frente-mas-china-retoma-ponta-na-piscina.html Third day:shooting puts Brazil on lead] {{in lang|pt}} and in the 400-metre individual medley.[http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Diogo-Yabe-ouro-Jogos-Militares_0_519548227.html Diogo Yabe won gold at Military Games] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130410030250/http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Diogo-Yabe-ouro-Jogos-Militares_0_519548227.html |date=2013-04-10 }} {{in lang|pt}}