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Brazilian Paralympic athlete

Thiago Paulino
Personal information
Full nameThiago Paulino dos Santos
Born (1985-12-29) 29 December 1985 (age 38)
Orlândia, São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
Disability classF57
Events
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Shot put F57
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F57
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Discus throw F57
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Shot put F57
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Shot put F57
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris Shot put F57
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Shot put F57
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Shot put F57
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Shot put F57
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Discus throw F51/52/53/57

Thiago Paulino dos Santos (born 29 December 1985) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete. He is a two-time medalist at the Paralympic Games.

Career

He won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F57 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, he won the gold medal with a throw of 15.10 metres but after some of his throws were ruled invalid, he dropped to third place.

He earned Parapan American Games gold medals in the shot put F57 events at Toronto 2015, Lima 2019, and Santiago 2023.

References

  1. "Thiago Paulino dos Santos". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (3 September 2021). "US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. "Brazilian Shot-putter protests on podium after losing gold medal". The Bridge. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. Barros, Breno (25 August 2019). "Thiago Paulino quebra recorde mundial pela terceira vez e leva ouro no Parapan" [Thiago Paulino breaks world record for the third time and takes gold at the Parapan]. Rede do Esporte (in Portuguese).

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