Ariosvaldo Fernandes | |
Full Name: | Ariosvaldo Fernandes da Silva |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1976[1] |
Birth Place: | Campina Grande, Brazil |
Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
Event: | Wheelchair racing |
Disability Class: | T53 |
Ariosvaldo Fernandes da Silva (born 23 December 1976) is a Brazilian T53 wheelchair racer.
Fernandes represented Brazil at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won gold medals in the 100 metres and 400 metres T53 events.[2]
In May 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 100 metres T53 event.[3] He then represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres T53 event.[1]