Leandro Ruiz Machado
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Leandro Machado
For the Brazilian water polo player with the same name see Leandro Ruiz MachadoLeandro Machado , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker....
Leandro Ruiz Machado (born February 22, 1977 in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) is a water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Nicknamed Flipper he competed in three consecutive Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
for his native country, starting in 1999. Machado won two silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team
Brazil men's national water polo team
The Brazil men's national water polo team represents Brazil in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches.-Olympic Games:* 1900 — did not compete* 1904 — did not compete* 1908 — did not compete...
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