Ian Matos

{{Short description|Brazilian diver (1989–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox athlete

| name = Ian Matos

| image = Ian Matos (cropped).jpg

| caption = Matos at the 2016 Olympics

| full_name = Ian Carlos Gonçalves de Matos

| birth_date = {{birth date|1989|4|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Muaná, Pará, Brazil

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|21|1989|4|24|df=yes}}

| death_place = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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| sport = Diving

| event = synchronized 3 metre springboard

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{{MedalSport | Men's diving}}

{{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|South American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Medellín|1 m springboard}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Medellín|3 m springboard}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Medellin|3 m synchronized springboard}}

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Ian Carlos Gonçalves de Matos{{efn Portuguese name|Gonçalves|de Matos}} (24 April 1989 – 21 December 2021), was a Brazilian diver.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/ian-carlos-de-matos-1.html |title=Ian Carlos de Matos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114092402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/ian-carlos-de-matos-1.html |archive-date=14 January 2020}} He competed in the men's synchronized 3 metre springboard at the 2016 Summer Olympics,{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/ian-matos |title=Ian MATOS - Olympic - Brazil |website=Olympic.org |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=}} where he and Luiz Outerelo finished 8th out of 8 teams. He won three bronzes at the 2010 South American Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/13/ian-matos-gay-brazilian-diver-_n_4589171.html |title=Ian Matos, Brazilian Diver, Comes Out As Gay |date=13 January 2014 |publisher= |via=Huff Post |access-date=}} He died from lung infection on 21 December 2021, at the age of 32 in Rio de Janeiro.{{Cite news|title=Ian Matos morre aos 32 anos após infecção pulmonar|url=https://ge.globo.com/saltos-ornamentais/noticia/ian-matos-morre-aos-32-anos-apos-infeccao-pulmonar.ghtml|access-date=22 December 2021|website=ge|language=pt-br}}