Dirceu Pinto Explained

Birth Date:10 September 1980
Birth Place:Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Death Place:Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height:180 cm
Weight:100 kg
Country:Brazil
Sport:Boccia
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Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category.[1] [2] At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.[3]

He died from a congestive cardiac failure on April 1, 2020, at the age of 39.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=523&personid=1053402 PINTO Dirceu
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905081623/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/pinto-dirceu-jose-5500824/ Dirceu Jose Pinto
  3. https://www.rio2016.com/paralimpiadas/atleta/dirceu-pinto Dirceu Pinto
  4. https://globoesporte.globo.com/paralimpiadas/noticia/aos-39-anos-morre-dirceu-pinto-bicampeao-paralimpico-de-bocha.ghtml Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha