Antônio Delfino de Souza explained

Antônio Souza
Full Name:Antônio Delfino de Souza
Birth Place:Redenção do Gurguéia, Brazil
Height:174 cm
Weight:69 kg
Sport:Para athletics
Event:Sprint
Disability Class:T46

Antônio Delfino de Souza (born 11 August 1971) is a retired paralympic sprinter from Brazil. At the age of 17 de Souza had his right hand amputated after an accident at agricultural works. In 1992, he moved to Brasília, where he took up sprint running. He competed in T46 sprint events at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympics and won two gold and one silver medal in 2000 and 2004. He was selected as a final Paralympic torch bearer at the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.