José Alberto Quintanilla (born January 1, 1997) is an Olympic swimmer in the Men's 50 meters freestyle representing

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

. He competed in the

2016 Rio Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. José Quintanilla was a worldwide sensation when he cried of joy at the opening ceremony in the 2016 Olympics. He competed in the Men's 50 metre freestyle event where he ranked at #46 with a time of 23.35 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.

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José Quintanilla at Rio 2016
1997 births Bolivian male swimmers Living people Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Olympic swimmers for Bolivia Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Bolivia 21st-century Bolivian sportsmen Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics {{Bolivia-swimming-bio-stub

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