| Daniel Martins | |
| Full Name: | Daniel Tavares Martins |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Marília, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Sport: | Para-athletics |
| Disability Class: | T20 |
Daniel Tavares Martins (born 12 March 1996) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international elite events.
He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 400 metres T20 event. He is also a three-time gold medal winner at the World Para Athletics Championships, and a Parapan American Games champion in the 400 metres T20. He was the first Brazilian Paralympic athlete to do so in the T20 classification.[1] [2]
After winning his gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, a school in Ricardo de Albuquerque in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro was named in honour of him.[3]