Eliseu dos Santos

Eliseu dos Santos (born 15 November 1976 in Telêmaco Borba) is a Paralympic boccia player of Brazil who competes in the BC4 category. He took up the sport in 2005. At the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics he won individual bronze medals and shared gold medals in pairs with Dirceu Pinto.[1][2] At the 2016 Paralympics he won a silver medal in the mixed pairs.[3]

For the Portuguese footballer, see Eliseu.
Eliseu dos Santos
Eliseu dos Santos at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Born15 November 1976 (1976-11-15) (age 46)
Sport
SportBoccia
Disability classBC4
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingPairs BC4
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonPairs BC4
Silver medal – second place2016 RioMixed pairs BC4
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingIndividual BC4
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonIndividual BC4
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoPairs BC4
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoIndividual BC4
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaPairs BC4

References
  1. Eliseu dos Santos. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-13.
  2. Nick Tann (2012-09-04) The London 2012 Paralympic Games inspires the world with a record number of athletes. Baltimore Sun.
  3. Eliseu dos Santos Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com


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