Ian Matos

{{Short description|Brazilian diver (1989–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Ian Matos | image = Ian Matos (cropped).jpg | caption = Matos at the 2016 Olympics | full_name = Ian Carlos Gonçalves de Matos | birth_date = {{birth date|1989|4|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Muaná, Pará, Brazil | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|21|1989|4|24|df=yes}} | death_place = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | height = | weight = | sport = Diving | event = synchronized 3 metre springboard | collegeteam = | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's diving}} {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|South American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Medellín|1 m springboard}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Medellín|3 m springboard}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Medellin|3 m synchronized springboard}} }}

'''Ian Carlos Gonçalves de Matos'''{{efn Portuguese name|Gonçalves|de Matos}} (24 April 1989 – 21 December 2021), was a Brazilian diver.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/ian-carlos-de-matos-1.html |title=Ian Carlos de Matos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114092402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/ian-carlos-de-matos-1.html |archive-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> He competed in the men's synchronized 3 metre springboard at the 2016 Summer Olympics,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/ian-matos |title=Ian MATOS - Olympic - Brazil |website=Olympic.org |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=}}</ref> where he and Luiz Outerelo finished 8th out of 8 teams. He won three bronzes at the 2010 South American Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/13/ian-matos-gay-brazilian-diver-_n_4589171.html |title=Ian Matos, Brazilian Diver, Comes Out As Gay |date=13 January 2014 |publisher= |via=Huff Post |access-date=}}</ref> He died from lung infection on 21 December 2021, at the age of 32 in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ian Matos morre aos 32 anos após infecção pulmonar|url=https://ge.globo.com/saltos-ornamentais/noticia/ian-matos-morre-aos-32-anos-apos-infeccao-pulmonar.ghtml|access-date=22 December 2021|website=ge|language=pt-br}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Ian Matos}} * {{World Aquatics|1019223}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{COB profile|ian-carlos-goncalves-de-matos|Ian Matos|archive2=20230801213404}} * {{2019 Pan American Games profile|diving/athlete-profile-n1145849-goncalves-de-matos-ian-c-|Ian C. Gonçalves de Matos}}

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