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{{Short description|Brazilian Paralympic athlete (born 1984)}}
{{Short description|Brazilian Paralympic athlete (born 1984)}}
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==Career==
==Career==
He represented [[Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Brazil]] at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event.<ref name="paralympic_bio"/><ref name="athletics_weekly_gold_2016">{{Cite news |url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/jonathan-broom-edwards-high-jump-silver-rio-51423/ |title=Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards secures high jump silver in Rio |date=13 September 2016 |work=Athletics Weekly |access-date=10 January 2020 }}</ref> He also competed in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put|shot put F12]] event where he finished in 10th place.<ref name="paralympic_bio"/>
He represented [[Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Brazil]] at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event.<ref name="paralympic_bio"/><ref name="athletics_weekly_gold_2016">{{Cite news |url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/jonathan-broom-edwards-high-jump-silver-rio-51423/ |title=Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards secures high jump silver in Rio |date=13 September 2016 |work=Athletics Weekly |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.folhavitoria.com.br/esportes/noticia/2016/09/com-recorde-paralimpico-alessandro-rodrigo-fatura-ouro-no-lancamento-de-disco.html |title=Com recorde paralímpico, Alessandro Rodrigo fatura ouro no lançamento de disco |trans-title=With a Paralympic record, Alessandro Rodrigo wins gold in the discus throw |work=Folha Vitória |language=pt |date=12 September 2016}}</ref> He also competed in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put|shot put F12]] event where he finished in 10th place.<ref name="paralympic_bio"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/alessandro-rodrigo-silva |title=Alessandro Rodrigo Silva |work=Rio 2016 Paralympics |publisher=[[Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012164055/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/alessandro-rodrigo-silva |archive-date=12 October 2016}}</ref>


At the [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships]] he won the gold medal in the [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event. At the [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships]] he won the gold medal in the [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event and the bronze medal in the [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|shot put F11]] event.<ref name="world_para_2019_discus_throw_results_f11">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/dubai-2019/schedule/info-live-results/atdu19/eng/at/engat_athletics-results-men-s-discus-throw-f11-1-01.htm |title=Dubai 2019 Results {{!}} Event Overview - Men's discus throw F11 |website=paralympic.org|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="world_para_2019_shot_put_results_f11">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/dubai-2019/schedule/info-live-results/atdu19/eng/at/engat_athletics-results-men-s-shot-put-f11-1-01.htm |title=Dubai 2019 Results {{!}} Event Overview – Men's shot put F11 |website=paralympic.org |access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> He again won the gold medal in the [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event at the [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships]].
At the [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships]] he won the gold medal in the [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event. At the [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships]] he won the gold medal in the [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event and the bronze medal in the [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|shot put F11]] event.<ref name="world_para_2019_discus_throw_results_f11">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/dubai-2019/schedule/info-live-results/atdu19/eng/at/engat_athletics-results-men-s-discus-throw-f11-1-01.htm |title=Dubai 2019 Results {{!}} Event Overview - Men's discus throw F11 |website=paralympic.org|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="world_para_2019_shot_put_results_f11">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/dubai-2019/schedule/info-live-results/atdu19/eng/at/engat_athletics-results-men-s-shot-put-f11-1-01.htm |title=Dubai 2019 Results {{!}} Event Overview – Men's shot put F11 |website=paralympic.org |access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lance.com.br/mais-esportes/alessandro-silva-conquista-ouro-mundial-atletismo-paralimpico.html |title=Alessandro da Silva conquista o ouro no Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico |trans-title=Alessandro da Silva wins gold at the Paralympic Athletics World Championships |work=[[Lance!]] |language=pt |date=13 November 2019}}</ref> He again won the gold medal in the [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|discus throw F11]] event at the [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships]].


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IPC athlete|alessandro-rodrigo-silva|Alessandro Rodrigo Silva|old_id=1420005}}
* {{IPC|alessandro-rodrigo-silva|Alessandro Rodrigo Silva|id2=1420005|name2=Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva}}
* [https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/alessandro-rodrigo-da-silva_1934636 Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva] at the [[Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics]] ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/alessandro-rodrigo-da-silva_1934636 alternate link])
* {{CPB|alessandro-rodrigo-da-silva|Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva}}


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Latest revision as of 14:50, 7 October 2024

Alessandro Rodrigo Silva
Alessandro Rodrigo Silva in 2021
Personal information
Full nameAlessandro Rodrigo da Silva
NicknameGigante
Born (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 40)
Santo André, Brazil
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
DisabilityToxoplasmosis
Disability classF11, F12
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F11
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Discus throw F11
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai Shot put F11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Shot put F11/12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Shot put F11
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Discus throw F11

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (born 28 August 1984) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1]

Career

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He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event.[1][2][3] He also competed in the shot put F12 event where he finished in 10th place.[1][4]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event and the bronze medal in the shot put F11 event.[5][6][7] He again won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alessandro Rodrigo Silva". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards secures high jump silver in Rio". Athletics Weekly. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Com recorde paralímpico, Alessandro Rodrigo fatura ouro no lançamento de disco" [With a Paralympic record, Alessandro Rodrigo wins gold in the discus throw]. Folha Vitória (in Portuguese). 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Alessandro Rodrigo Silva". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Men's discus throw F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview – Men's shot put F11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Alessandro da Silva conquista o ouro no Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico" [Alessandro da Silva wins gold at the Paralympic Athletics World Championships]. Lance! (in Portuguese). 13 November 2019.
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