Manuel Mendes (athlete)
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| Country | Portugal | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||
| Disability | Amputated left arm | |||||||||||||
| Disability class | T46 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manuel Mendes is a Portuguese paralympic athlete.[1] He represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon T46 event.[1][2] In 2019, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan after finishing in tenth place in his event at the 2019 London Marathon in London, United Kingdom.
References[]
- ^ a b "Manuel Mendes". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (18 September 2016). "Hug secures second Paralympic gold as McFadden denied fifth title on marathon day at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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