Dirceu Pinto

Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.[3]

Dirceu Pinto
Pinto at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Born(1980-09-10)10 September 1980
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Died1 April 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 39)
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportBoccia
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingIndividual BC4
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingPairs BC4
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonIndividual BC4
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonPairs BC4
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroPairs BC4
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoPairs BC4
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaPairs BC4

He died from a congestive cardiac failure on April 1, 2020, at the age of 39.[4]

References
  1. PINTO Dirceu Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
  2. Dirceu Jose Pinto. London 2012. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
  3. Dirceu Pinto Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese)


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