Gracelino Barbosa

Gracelino Tavares Barbosa (born 1 February 1985[1]) is a Cape Verdean Paralympic athlete who competes in the T20 category. Barbosa represented his home country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where he won the bronze medal in the 400 meters race, subsequently becoming the first in the country to medal at the Paralympics.

Gracelino Tavares Barbosa
Personal information
Born (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Cape Verde
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT20
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Cape Verde
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro400m T20
INAS Global Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Guayaquil110m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2015 Guayaquil400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2019 Brisbane400m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Brisbane400m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Brisbane110m hurdles
INAS World Outdoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Jablonec nad Nasou110m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2009 Jablonec nad Nasou400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2011 Bangkok100m
Gold medal – first place2011 Bangkok110m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2011 Bangkok400m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2009 Jablonec nad Nasou200m
Silver medal – second place2009 Jablonec nad Nasou400m
INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Ancona60m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2018 Val de Reuil60m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Ancona400m
Bronze medal – third place2018 Val de Reuil200m

Career

Growing up in Cape Verde, Barbosa originally intended to compete in football but a broken toe encouraged him to transition into track and field.[2] Barbosa represented his home country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where he won the bronze medal in the 400 meters T20 subsequently becoming the first in the country to medal at the Paralympics.[3] Following this, Barbosa competed at the IX World Championship, run through the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability, and won the 400 meters hurdles, 100 meters and 110 meters hurdles.[4] As a result of his accomplishments, he received the Second Grade of the Medal of Sport Merit in Cape Verde in 2017.[5]

In 2018, Barbosa competed at the World Championship of the International Federation of Sports for Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities in France and won three medals. He won a bronze medal in the 200 meters, a gold medal in the 60 meters, and silver in the 60 meters hurdles.[6] Two years later, Barbosa continued to compete in international games and won multiple titles. In March 2020, Barbosa competed at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Toruń, Poland and placed first in the 60 meters and 60 meters hurdles.[7] He remained in Poland for the World Cup and won a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles.[8]

References
  1. "Gracelino BARBOSA". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. "Gracelino Tavares Barbosa". Paralympics. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. "Rio 2016: Cabo-verdiano conquista primeira medalha dos PALOP na Paralimpíada". Deutsche Welle (in Portuguese). 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. Rodrigues, Simāo (30 December 2017). "Retrospectiva desporto 2017: Gracelino Barbosa é tricampeão do mundo em atletismo" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. "Government awarded Gracelino Barbosa with the Second Degree of the Sports Merit Medal". InfoPress. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. "INAS World Indoor Athletics IND" (PDF). Virtus. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. "Gracelino Barbosa é bicampeão do Mundo nos 60 metros livres e barreiras" (in Portuguese). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. Fortes, Lourdes; Morabeze, Rádio (June 2021). "Gracelino Barbosa conquista a medalha ouro nos 400 metros barreiras no mundial da Polónia" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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