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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S7, SB6, SM7
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Portuguese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in 2010 in Goiania, Brazil.
Why this sport?
He took up the sport following medical advice. He was also inspired by watching Brazilian Para swimmer Clodoaldo Silva. "The doctor always told me to go to physiotherapy, but it was too boring. So he gave me the choice between swimming or physiotherapy and I chose swimming."
International debut
Year
2010
Competing for
Brazil
Location
England
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in the S7 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
Most influential person in career
His family. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
US boxer Muhammad Ali, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)
Impairment
His impairment is a result of the effects of rubella during his mother's pregnancy. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017; agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 08 Sep 2016)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-30 | 6 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-06 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final 1 | 2013-08-12 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-15 | 7 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 8 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-16 | 11 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final 1 | 2013-08-18 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-13 | 13 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 4 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-19 | 15 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-08 | 1 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-09 | 6 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-14 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-16 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 1 |