Thiago Paulino dos Santos

Thiago Paulino dos Santos (born 29 December 1985)[1] is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete.

Thiago Paulino dos Santos
Personal information
Born (1985-12-29) 29 December 1985
Orlândia, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara-athletics
Event(s)
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F57
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Discus throw F57
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Shot put F57
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Shot put F57
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris Shot put F57
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Shot put F57
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Shot put F57
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Discus throw F51/52/53/57

Career

He won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F57 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, he won the gold medal with a throw of 15.10 metres but after some of his throws were ruled invalid, he dropped to third place.[2][3]

References
  1. "Thiago Paulino dos Santos". 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.