Gustavo Henrique Araújo Explained

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Gustavo Henrique Araújo
Birth Date:14 September 1992
Birth Place:Uberlandia, Brazil
Country:Brazil
Sport:Athletics
Disability Class:T13
Club:Associacao do Desporto Adaptado de Presidente Prudente
Coach:Nile Legania

Gustavo Henrique Araújo (born 14 September 1992) is a visually impaired Brazilian track and field athlete mainly competing in T13 classification sprint events. .[1]

Personal career

Araújo was born in Uberlandia, Brazil in 1992. In 2009 he was diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative eye condition.[2]

Athletics career

Araújo enjoyed athletics before his eyesight began to deteriorate and in 2014 took up parasport.[2] He first represented Brazil at a major international at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto. 2015 also saw Araújo enter the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.[2] He entered four events in Doha reaching the finals of both the 100m and 200m sprints. He finished 8th in the 200m, but in the 100m he took second place, a silver, his first major international medal.[2]

(Coach) Nile Legania Sr United States

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Araújo, Gustavo Henrique. 6 September 2016 . paralympic.org.
  2. Web site: Araújo, Gustavo Henrique . 6 September 2016 . . 14 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914100620/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1420011 . dead .