Ricardo da Benta
Portuguese rower
Ricardo dos Santos da Benta (25 November 1923 – 22 October 2006) was a Portuguese rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Da Benta died in Glória e Vera Cruz on 22 October 2006, at the age of 82.
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