Alessandro Rodrigo Silva

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (born 28 August 1984) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1]

Alessandro Rodrigo Silva
Alessandro Rodrigo Silva in 2021
Personal information
Full nameAlessandro Rodrigo da Silva
Nickname(s)Gigante
Born (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984
Santo André, Brazil
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
DisabilityToxoplasmosis
Disability classF11, F12
Event(s)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F11
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Discus throw F11
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai Shot put F11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Shot put F11/12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Shot put F11

Career

He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event.[1][2] He also competed in the shot put F12 event where he finished in 10th place.[1]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event and the bronze medal in the shot put F11 event.[3][4] He again won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.

References
  1. "Alessandro Rodrigo Silva". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards secures high jump silver in Rio". Athletics Weekly. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Men's discus throw F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview – Men's shot put F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.


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