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{{Short description|Venezuelan swimmer (born 1978)}}
{{family name hatnote|Monasterio|Guimaraes|lang=Spanish}} 
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| name           = Ricardo Monasterio
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| fullname       = Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes
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| national_team  = {{VEN}}
| strokes        = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]]
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| collegeteam    = [[Florida Gators swimming and diving|University of Florida]] (U.S.)
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Caracas, Venezuela]]
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| height         = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|69|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Venezuela}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games|400 m free]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games|1500 m free]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games|1500 m free]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | [[Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games|1500 m free]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games|4×200 m free]]}}
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'''Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes''' (born October 22, 1978) is a former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented [[Venezuela]] at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 [[Summer Olympics]].

Monasterio was born in [[Caracas, Venezuela]].  He attended the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach [[Gregg Troy]]'s [[Florida Gators swimming and diving]] team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition from 1999 to 2001.  He received four [[All-American]] honors while swimming for the Gators.  Monasterio graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in statistics in 2004.

Monasterio won the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events at the [[Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Pan American Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rio2007.org.br/data/pages/8CA3C784139C20FF01139C2C41550F77.htm |title=Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results |access-date=2007-07-29 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070714230548/http://www.rio2007.org.br/data/pages/8CA3C784139C20FF01139C2C41550F77.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-07-14}}</ref>

== See also ==

{{Portal|Olympics}}
* [[List of University of Florida alumni]]
* [[List of University of Florida Olympians]]
* [[South American records in swimming]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/men/bios.php?year=1999&bio=monasterio.html  Ricardo Monasterio] – University of Florida athlete profile at GatorZone.com

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{{Footer CAC Champions 400m Freestyle Men}}
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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Florida Gators men's swimmers]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate swimmers in the United States]]
[[Category:Venezuelan male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers for Venezuela]]
[[Category:Swimmers from Caracas]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela]]
[[Category:Pan American Games swimmers for Venezuela]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen]]