Gustavo Henrique Araújo
Gustavo Henrique Araújo (born 14 September 1992) is a visually impaired Brazilian track and field athlete mainly competing in T13 classification sprint events. .[1]
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Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Uberlandia, Brazil | September 14, 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (69 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Disability class | T13 | ||||||||||||||
Club | Associacao do Desporto Adaptado de Presidente Prudente | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Nile Legania | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal career
Araújo was born in Uberlandia, Brazil in 1992. In 2009 he was diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative eye condition.[2]
Athletics career
Araújo enjoyed athletics before his eyesight began to deteriorate and in 2014 took up parasport.[2] He first represented Brazil at a major international at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto. 2015 also saw Araújo enter the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.[2] He entered four events in Doha reaching the finals of both the 100m and 200m sprints. He finished 8th in the 200m, but in the 100m he took second place, a silver, his first major international medal.[2]
(Coach) Nile Legania Sr United States
References
- "Araújo, Gustavo Henrique". paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Araújo, Gustavo Henrique". IPC. Retrieved 6 September 2016.