Marcus Laborne Mattioli (born 18 October 1960 in

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) is a former international freestyle and

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from

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, who participated in the

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for his native country. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay event at the

, alongside Jorge Fernandes, Cyro Delgado, and Djan Madruga. Participated at the

1978 World Aquatics Championships The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in the City-state, free city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28, 1978. Women's Water Polo competed as an exhibition sport. Medal table *Record(*) Results Diving ;Men ;Women S ...

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, where he finished 34th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 29th in the 200-metre freestyle. He was at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

, in

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. He won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle. He also finished 7th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 13th in the 100-metre freestyle. He broke the South American record of the 4×200-metre freestyle. Mattioli won the bronze medal in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay event at the

, alongside Jorge Fernandes, Cyro Delgado, and Djan Madruga, with a time of 7:29.30. He also swam the 100-metre butterfly, 200-metre butterfly and 200-metre freestyle, not going to the final. At the

1981 Summer Universiade The 1981 Summer Universiade, also known as the XI Summer Universiade, took place in Bucharest, Romania. The events were watched by 200,000 spectators. Sports * * * * * * * * * * Medal table External links Universiada 81-TVR {{FISU ...

, held in

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, Mattioli won two bronze medals in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley relays. Participated at the

1986 World Aquatics Championships The 1986 World Aquatics Championships took place in M86 Swimming Center in Madrid, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de ...

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, where he finished 29th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 39th in the 100-metre butterfly. Mattioli still swim, now breaking world records in the Masters category.

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