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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S9, SB9, SM9
Further personal information
Residence
Aveiro, POR
Occupation
Physiotherapist
Languages
English, German, Portuguese
Higher education
Physiotherapy - University of Aveiro: Portugal
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in 2000.
Why this sport?
He took up the sport as a form of physical therapy.
Club / Team
Clube dos Galitos: Aveiro, POR
Name of coach
Elio Dinis Terrivel [club]
General interest
Most influential person in career
His mother. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)
Awards and honours
He was presented with a silver medal by the Portuguese Swimming Federation at the 2019 Swimming Gala in Portimao, Portugal. (fpnatacao.pt, 19 Oct 2019)
Impairment
He was born with a malformation to his right leg. (record.xl.pt, 20 Aug 2010)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He is a qualified physiotherapist, and worked as part of the Portuguese delegation at the 2017 Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey. He has also worked as a physiotherapist at the Clube dos Galitos in Aveiro, Portugal. (galitos.pt, 02 Aug 2018; Instagram profile, 03 Aug 2017)
He is a qualified physiotherapist, and worked as part of the Portuguese delegation at the 2017 Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey. He has also worked as a physiotherapist at the Clube dos Galitos in Aveiro, Portugal. (galitos.pt, 02 Aug 2018; Instagram profile, 03 Aug 2017)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 | Heat 2 | 6 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 2 | 6 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 2 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-13 | 9 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-17 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final 1 | 2015-07-17 | 8 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 8 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 10 |