Alessandro Rodrigo Silva Explained

Full Name:Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva
Nickname:Gigante
Birth Date:28 August 1984
Birth Place:Santo André, Brazil
Height:1.88 m
Country:Brazil
Sport:Para athletics
Disability:Toxoplasmosis
Disability Class:F11, F12

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.

Notes and References

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