Felipe Gomes (sprinter)

Felipe Da Sousa Gomes (born 26 April 1986) is a Paralympic athlete from Brazil. He mainly competes in category T11 sprint events.[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he took the gold in the T11 200m sprint.

Felipe Gomes
Gomes at the 2013 IPC World Championships
Personal information
Birth nameFelipe Da Sousa Gomes
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
Country Brazil
SportPara athletics
Disability classT11
Event(s)Sprint
ClubSuperar Institute
Coached byDiogo Cardoso da Silva
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200m - T11
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 x 100 m relay T11-13
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100m - T11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 200m - T11
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 400m - T11
Silver medal – second place 2006 Assen 4x100m relay - T11-13
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 100m - T11
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 100m - T11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto400m - T11
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de Janeiro100m - T11
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto200m - T11
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima100m - T11
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima400m - T11
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro200m - T11

Career history

Gomes first competed in a Summer Paralympics in 2008 when he attended the games in Beijing. There he reached the finals of the 100m finishing eighth and although qualifying past the first round of the 200m he did not start the semi-finals due to injury. He was also part of the men's 4 × 100 m relay, though the team was disqualified in their first heat, and although scheduled to participate in the triple jump his injury forced him to retire before the event began. Four years later Gomes was reselected for Brazil when he competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. There he entered both the 100m and 200m T11 sprint events. He took bronze in the 100m and gold in the 200m.

In 2013, Gomes again represented Brazil when he attended the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France. There he entered the 100m sprint, finishing second to take the silver medal.[1]

Notes
  1. "Da Sousa Gomes, Felipe". infostradasports.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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