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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T12, F12
Guide
Joao Pinto
Further personal information
Family
Daughters Beatriz and Catarina
Residence
Montijo, POR
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish
Higher education
Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies: Lisbon, POR
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1998 at age 18.
Why this sport?
He wanted to feel healthy.
Club / Team
Sporting CP: Portugal
Name of coach
Nuno Alpiarca [personal], POR; Jose Silva [national]
International debut
Year
1998
Competing for
Spain
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Madrid, ESP
General interest
Nicknames
Potrinha (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
Most influential person in career
His family. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2011)
Injuries
He had athletic pubalgia [often referred to as a sports hernia] from 2002 until 2004, which compromised his results during that period. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2011)
Awards and honours
He was Portugal's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. (anddvis.org.pt, 01 Aug 2013)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Pentathlon P12 | Final Round | 12 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 6 | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 3 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 3 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 3 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 3 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Final B | 9999 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 3 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T11-13 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T11-13 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's Pentathlon P12 | Final Round | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x400 m T11-13 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Final A | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Final A | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T12 | Heat 1 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T12 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m T12 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m T12 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 2 | 9999 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T13 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-24 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-26 | 2 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 3 | 2011-01-27 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final | 2011-01-27 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T12 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-05 | 2 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-07 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m T12 | Semifinal 3 | 2013-07-20 | 8 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Semifinal 2 | 2013-07-22 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m T12 | Semifinal 2 | 2013-07-24 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T12 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-22 | 13 | |
| Men's Long Jump T12 | Final 1 | 2015-10-24 | 9 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 2 | 2015-10-30 | 6 |