Daniel Silva (athlete)

Daniel Mendes da Silva (born 15 June 1979)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.

Daniel Silva
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Mendes Da Silva
Born15 June 1979 (1979-06-15) (age 44)
Nova Venécia, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportPara athletics
Disability classT11
EventSprint

Daniel competed in his first Paralympic Games in 2008 Paralympic Games where he won the B final in the 100m, fourth in both the 200m and 400m. Four years later he competed in London in the 2012 Paralympic Games where he won his heat in the 100m and 400m but did not run in the semi-final and final respectively. He was also a part of the Brazilian T11–13 that was disqualified but did earn the silver medal in 200m 0.02 seconds behind teammate Filipe Gomes.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Daniel Silva". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ "profile on paralympic.org". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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