About Aram Boghossian
Born 1929. Aram Boghossian is a Brazilian swimmer.
Aram Boghossian (born 19 November 1929) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. As of 2004 he was still swimming in the Masters' category.
Son of Armenians, he started swimming at the age of six, in Tijuca, where he also played basketball. At the beginning of his career he did not perform well and was advised to leave the sport; but this encouraged him to train even more. In a decision between the swimming and basketball coaches, he was left with swimming only.
At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Ricardo Capanema, João Gonçalves Filho, and Tetsuo Okamoto. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 100-metre and 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.
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Brazilian swimmer
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Aram Boghossian was born on 19 November 1929 in Rio de Janeiro.
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