Miguel Valente

Miguel Leite Valente (born 16 July 1993) is a Brazilian swimmer.^[1] He competed in the men's 1500-metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 31st in the men's 1500-metre freestyle.^[3][4]

Miguel Valente

Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 30) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Minas TC
Medal record Men's Swimming Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2019 Lima 800 m freestyle

On 14 September 2016, at the José Finkel Trophy (short-course competition), he broke the South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:42.79. He surpassed Armando Negreiros' time of 7:43.52, conquered in 2009.^[5]

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Valente won the silver medal in the Men's 800 metre freestyle, with a time of 7:56.37.^[6] He led most of the race, being surpassed only in the end by the American Andrew Abruzzo.