Fernando SOLEDADE

Fernando Soledade was a physician working in Rio de Janeiro and was affiliated with the Brazilian Shooting Federation and later the Brazilian Army. He won national championships in 1909 and 1910. In 1910 he participated in the first international shooting contest in South America, the tournament celebrating the Centenary of Argentine Independence and two years later won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires with the Brazilian pistol shooting team. In 1920 at Antwerpen, Soledade was a member of the Brazilian bronze medal team in the free pistol team event.