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(Redirected from Dirceu José Pinto) Brazilian Paralympic boccia player (1980–2020)
Dirceu Pinto
Pinto at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Born(1980-09-10)10 September 1980
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Died1 April 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 39)
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportBoccia
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Individual BC4
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Pairs BC4
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual BC4
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Pairs BC4
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Pairs BC4
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Pairs BC4
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Pairs BC4

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. At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.

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

References

  1. PINTO Dirceu Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
  2. Dirceu Jose Pinto. London 2012. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
  3. Dirceu Pinto Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese)

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