Fernando Telles Ribeiro (born April 12, 1938 in Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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) is a male diver from Brazil

Brazil

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. He joined the Brazilian national diving squad at the age of 18, and competed at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 and the Rome Olympics in 1960. Ribeiro also won the South American Diving Championships four times, and competed in the Pan-American Games. He continues to compete in 'Masters' diving competitions,having obtained the title of World Masters' Champion at the Nike Olympic Games in Portland USA in 1998 and Champion of the North American Open Masters in Oxford, USA in 2000.

Education

Telles studied Civil Engineering at the Souza Marques University in Rio de Janeiro.

Awards

In June 2011, Telles was conferred with an honorary Doctorate of the Arts by the University of East London

University of East London

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