Maciel Santos

Maciel Sousa Santos (born 5 September 1985) is a Brazilian boccia player.

Maciel Santos
Personal information
Born (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985
Crateús, Ceará, Brazil
Sport
SportBoccia
Disability classBC2
Medal record
Boccia
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonIndividual BC2
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoIndividual BC2

Santos started playing boccia at the age of eleven and was already competing internationally at fourteen. He trains daily for six to eight hours.[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, he won the gold medal by defeating Yan Zhiqiang in the Individual BC2 event. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, he won the bronze medal in the same event.[2]

References
  1. "Athletes: Maciel Santos". Olympics. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. "BISFed - The BISFed World Ranking as of 12TH August 2015". Retrieved 13 August 2015.


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