Afrânio Antônio da Costa (1892 - 1979)

Biography

Afrânio represented Brazil in Shooting in the Antwerp Olympics of 1920. Silver and Bronze Medals.

Afrânio was born in 1892.

Afrânio Antônio da Costa became a prominent sports administrator, jurist and politician. He graduated from the Free Faculty of Law and Social Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, and was president of the Federal Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Brazil. His first important position in sports was as president of the Fluminense Football Club.

In 1920 he won the silver medal in the 50 metre free pistol event and the bronze medal with the Brazilian team in the team 50 metre free pistol competition.

He was again successful at the Latin American Olympic Games in 1922 in Rio de Janeiro, and was also significantly involved in their organization. He won a number of Brazilian titles in shooting. At the first Football World Championships he was head of the Brazilian delegation, and in 1923 was one of the founders of the first Brazilian Shooting Federation. He held the post of president of the re-organized Brazilian Federation for Target Shooting (1947-62) and president of the Metropolitan Association of Athletic Sports (AMEA). ^[1]

He died in 1979.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/41368

• Wikipedia Afranio da Costa