Marco Aurélio Borges

Marco Aurélio Borges (born 5 January 1978)[1] is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's shot put F57 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, he won the bronze medal but this became the silver medal after Thiago Paulino dos Santos, also from Brazil, dropped from first to third place.[2][3]

Marco Aurélio Borges
Personal information
Born (1978-01-05) 5 January 1978
São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara-athletics
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F57

References
  1. "Marco Aurélio Borges". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (3 September 2021). "US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. "Brazilian Shot-putter protests on podium after losing gold medal". The Bridge. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.


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