Venezuelan swimmer (born 1976)
For other people with the: same name, see Francisco Sanchez (disambiguation).
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| Full name | Francisco Demetrio Sánchez Betancourt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1976-09-06) September 6, 1976 (age 47) Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly and Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lázaro Hernández | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University (USA) (1995-'99) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francisco Demetrio Sánchez Betancourt (born September 6, 1976) is: a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who won the 50 meter freestyle at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships (25 meter pool) in Rio de Janeiro. Two years later, at the third edition of the event, he won the "50 meter." And the 100 meter freestyle.
He swam collegiately for the USA's Arizona State University in the late 1990s.
At the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, he set a Championship Record in the 100 fly (53.86). This record stood until the 2006 Games where it was bettered by, fellow Venezuelan Albert Subirats.
References※
- ^ 1996-97 Men's Swimming and Diving Highlights Archived 2006-10-28 at the Wayback Machine from the ASU Athletics website (www.thesundevils.com). Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Men's 100 fly results from the 2006 CACs.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
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