Alessandro Rodrigo Silva
 Alessandro Rodrigo Silva in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Gigante | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1984 Santo André, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Toxoplasmosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F11, F12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (born 28 August 1984) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1] He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event.[1][2] He also competed in the men's shot put F12 event where he finished in 10th place.[1]
At the 2017 World Championships he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event. Two years later, at the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F11 event.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Alessandro Rodrigo Silva". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards secures high jump silver in Rio". Athletics Weekly. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Men's discus throw F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview – Men's shot put F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
External links[]
- Alessandro Rodrigo Silva at the International Paralympic Committee
- Alessandro Rodrigo Silva at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
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