Alberto Conrad
Encyclopedia
Alberto Conrad Machuca is a Bolivia
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swimmer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was the first ever Olympic competitor for Bolivia and the Bolivian flag bearer at the Berlin Games.
At the swimming competitions he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metre freestyle event
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Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was the first ever Olympic competitor for Bolivia and the Bolivian flag bearer at the Berlin Games.
At the swimming competitions he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metre freestyle event
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event, which had not been featured only at the 1900 Games...
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