Thiago Pereira

Infobox Swimmer
swimmername = Thiago Pereira

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caption = Thiago Pereira
fullname = Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira
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nationality = BRA
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birthdate =birth date and age|1986|01|26
birthplace =Volta Redonda, Brazil
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Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira (born January 26, 1986 in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro) is a swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, just behind George Bovell of Trinidad and Tobago.

Pereira's biggest success so far came one year earlier, when he won the world title in the same event at the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships. After that, Pereira won six gold medals in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, breaking the record of five gold medals in one Pan American Games edition held by Mark Spitz. A resident of Belo Horizonte he represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he reached the final of the 200 m medley, and finished in fifth place. In 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, China, he also took place in final of 200m medley, and finished in fourth place.

ee also

*Pan American Games records in swimming
*South American records in swimming

External links

* [http://www.thiagopereira.com.br Official Website]
* Videos & Results on [http://www.swimpassion.net/Athletes/thiagopereira.html SwimPassion.net]

References

* [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2003/jogospanamericanos/perfil-natacao.shtml Folha Online]
* [http://esporte.uol.com.br/olimpiadas/brasileiros/natacao/pereira.jhtm UOL Profile]