Alessandro Rodrigo Silva
Alessandro Rodrigo Silva in 2021
Personal information
Full nameAlessandro Rodrigo da Silva
NicknameGigante
Born (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984
Santo André, Brazil
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
DisabilityToxoplasmosis
Disability classF11, F12
Events

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (born 28 August 1984) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1]

Career

He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event.[1][2] He also competed in the shot put F12 event where he finished in 10th place.[1]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event and the bronze medal in the shot put F11 event.[3][4] He again won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alessandro Rodrigo Silva". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards secures high jump silver in Rio". Athletics Weekly. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Men's discus throw F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview – Men's shot put F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.


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