Paulo Maurício Silva Machado (born July 24, 1978 in

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) is a Brazilian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. Macahdo is a former member of the

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and a graduate of liberal arts and sciences at the

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. Machado qualified for two swimming events at the

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, by attaining a FINA A-standard entry time of 56.19 (100 m backstroke) from the national championships in

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. In the 100-metre backstroke, Machado challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including Olympic veterans

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of Turkey, Eduardo Germán Otero of Argentina, and Gordan Kozulj of Croatia. He edged out Otero to take the seventh spot by 0.21 of a second with a time of 57.07 seconds. Machado failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-second overall in the preliminary heats. Machado also competed in the 4×100-metre medley, along with

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, and Jader Souza. Swimming the backstroke leg, Machado recorded a time of 57.33 seconds, and the Brazilian team finished the preliminary heats in fifteenth place, with a final time of 3:44.41.

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1978 births Living people Brazilian male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Brazil Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Piracicaba Tennessee Volunteers men's swimmers Brazilian expatriate swimmers in the United States Pan American Games silver medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games swimmers for Brazil Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub