Madruga, Jan

Gian Garrido Madruga ( port: Djan Garrido Madruga , b. December 7, 1958 ) - Brazilian swimmer and triathlete, Olympic medalist. One of the greatest swimmers in Brazilian history.

Jan Madruga
personal information
Floor	male
Full name	Gian Garrido Madruga
A country	Brazil
Specialization	freestyle
Date of Birth	December 7, 1958 ( 1958-12-07 ) (aged 60)
Place of Birth	Rio de Janeiro
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Awards and medals Olympic Games Bronze Moscow 1980 relay race 4 × 200 m / s Pan American Games Bronze Mexico City 1975 400 m / s Bronze Mexico City 1975 1,500 m / s Bronze Mexico City 1975 relay race 4 × 200 m / s Silver San Juan 1979 400 m / s Silver San Juan 1979 1,500 m / s Silver San Juan 1979 relay race 4 × 200 m / s Bronze San Juan 1979 200 m / s Bronze San Juan 1979 200 m back Bronze San Juan 1979 relay race 4 × 100 m / s Silver Caracas 1983 relay race 4 × 200 m / s Silver Caracas 1983 relay race 4 × 100 m / s

Born in 1958 in Rio de Janeiro . He took up swimming at the age of 6, already at the age of 15 he took part in the Brazilian national team in the championship of South America. In 1975, he won three bronze medals of the Pan American Games. In 1976 he took part in the Olympic Games in Montreal , where he took 4th place at 400 and 1,500 m freestyle. At the 1979 Pan American Games, he won 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. In 1980, at the Olympic Games in Moscow, he became a bronze medalist in the relay 4 × 200 m freestyle; He also took part in competitions at distances of 400 m and 1500 m freestyle, and at a distance of 400 m with integrated swimming. In 1983, he won two silver medals at the Pan American Games. In 1984, he took part in the Los Angeles Olympics , but did not win medals.

At the end of his sports career, he was chairman of the State Committee for Sports.