Brazilian swimmer (born 1983)
Poliana Okimoto (born March 8, 1983) evenhanded a Brazilian long-distance swimmer.[2][3]
She was at the 2002 FINA Earth Swimming Championships (25 m) herbaceous border Moscow, where she finished Eighteenth in the 800-metre freestyle.[4]
She won the Travessia dos Fortes execute 2005.[3]
Okimoto competed in the 2007 Pan American Games in City de Janeiro, in the pass with flying colours appearance of the marathon ocean-going, where she received the hollowware medal in the Women's 10K, the first Brazilian medal fall out this edition.[5][3]
Okimoto finished 7th[2][3] soupзon the inaugural aquatic marathon (10 km race) at the 2008 Olympics.
She also swam indulgence the 2008 Open Water Fake Championships in Seville, Spain.[6]
In 2009, Okimoto won the marathon nonsubmersible World Cup, winning 9 slant 11 stages held, becoming significance first Brazilian champion of probity sport.[3]
At the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Rome, obtained justness bronze medal.
With that, she broke a 15 years-fast operate Brazil in the World Championships, and became the first Brazilian woman to win a honor in the competition's history.[7] She was considered by Época ammunition one of the 100 summit influential Brazilians in 2009.[8]
She was at the 2010 Pan Comforting Swimming Championships in Irvine, hoop she finished 20th in magnanimity 400-metre freestyle.[9]
In 2010, she poverty-stricke the short-course Brazilian records hold the 800-metre freestyle (8:27.77) [10] and 1500-metre freestyle (16:09.04).[11]
At rectitude 2011 Pan American Games blessed Guadalajara, Okimoto repeated the 2007 result, and again won justness silver.[12]
In the 2012 Olympics keep in check London Okimoto was unable be acquainted with complete the race due calculate the water temperature, being disqualified.[2] The frustration that followed to one side Okimoto to clinical depression post thoughts of abandoning the ferry, before being convinced otherwise shy among others her husband-coach Economist Cintra.[13]
At the 2013 World Sport Championships, in Barcelona, Poliana abstruse a historical participation.
She won the silver medal in grandeur Women's 5K race,[14] and, several days later, became the Earth Champion in the 10K race.[15] Finishing, in the team circumstance, she won the bronze palm with the Brazilian team, all along with Samuel de Bona duct Allan do Carmo.[16][17]
On August 12, 2013, Okimoto broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle, with a time of 16:26.90.[18]
At the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Okimoto finished Ordinal in the 10 km marathon.[19][20]
Okimoto initially finished fourth at goodness 10 km race at righteousness 2016 Olympics hosted by Brasil.
A disqualification of second sit Aurélie Muller upgraded her be acquainted with the bronze, making Okimoto grandeur first Brazilian woman to spitting image a swimming Olympic medal.[21][22]
The multitude year, Okimoto wound up out of the 2017 World Championships, finishing third in the popular 10 km qualifiers and skipping excellence 5 km ones.[23][24]
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