Miguel Valente

{{Short description|Brazilian swimmer (born 1993)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Miguel Valente

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| strokes = Freestyle

| club = Minas TC

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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| height = 1.77 m

| weight = 71 kg

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{{MedalSport|Men's Swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2019 Lima | 800 m freestyle}}

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Miguel Leite Valente (born 16 July 1993) is a Brazilian swimmer.{{cite web | title = CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - Miguel Leite Valente | trans-title = CBDA - Athlete's profile - Miguel Leite Valente | work = CBDA | date = 2018 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/078975/miguel-leite-valente | accessdate= 16 December 2018|language=pt}} He competed in the men's 1500-metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/miguel-valente |title=Miguel Valente |accessdate=13 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818035320/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/miguel-valente |url-status=dead }} At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 31st in the men's 1500-metre freestyle.{{cite web|title = Summary of the last Olympic qualifying|work=Best Swim|date = 12 August 2016|url = http://www.bestswim.com.br/2016/08/12/resumo-das-ultimas-eliminatorias-olimpicas/|accessdate = 22 August 2016|language=pt}}{{cite web|title = After 36 years, men's 4x100m medley in the Olympic final|work=CBDA|date = 12 August 2016|url = http://www.cbda.org.br/cbda/natacao/noticias/17651/depois-de-36-anos-4x100m-medley-masculino-na-final-olimpica|accessdate = 22 August 2016|language=pt}}

On 14 September 2016, at the José Finkel Trophy (short-course competition), he broke the South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:42.79. He surpassed Armando Negreiros' time of 7:43.52, conquered in 2009.{{cite web|title = Double of the 100m breaststroke manages index for the dispute of the Worlds at Windsor|work=Globoesporte|date = 15 September 2016|url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/natacao/noticia/2016/09/dupla-dos-100m-peito-consegue-indice-para-disputa-do-mundial-de-windsor.html|accessdate = 25 July 2017|language=pt}}

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Valente won the silver medal in the Men's 800 metre freestyle, with a time of 7:56.37.{{Cite web |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C74A_SWMM800MFR------------FNL---------.pdf |title=Men's 800m Freestyle - Final |access-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809034515/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/SWM/PAG2019_SWM_C74A_SWMM800MFR------------FNL---------.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2019 |url-status=dead }} He led most of the race, being surpassed only in the end by the American Andrew Abruzzo.