José Gameiro Explained

Jose Gameiro is a Paralympic athlete from Portugal competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.[1]

He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres T11 event, went out in the quarter-finals of the men's 400 metres T11 event, and earned a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay T13 event.[2] Gameiro also competed at the 2002 and 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, and Assen, Netherlands. There, in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay T11-13 events, he earned a bronze medal in 2002 and finished 4th in 2006.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Os nossos paralímpicos: José Gameiro - Arquivo - Jornal Record . record.xl.pt . pt.
  2. News: Paralympic games . Seattle Times . Steve . Goldberg . 25 October 2000 . Portugal's team of Carlos Lopez, Jose Alvez, Jose Gameiro and Gabriel Potra surged from behind to defeat Spain and win the gold in the men's 1,600-meter T13 relay, setting a Paralympic record..
  3. Web site: Jose Gameiro . Paralympic.org . . 7 February 2024.