Gabriel Araújo (swimmer) explained
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| Full Name: | Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo |
| Nickname: | Gabrielzinho |
| National Team: | Brazil |
| Disability Class: | S2 |
| Event: | Freestyle |
| Birth Place: | Santa Luzia, Brazil |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo (born 16 March 2002), also known by his nickname Gabrielzinho, is a Brazilian paralympic swimmer.[1]
Araújo has phocomelia, which resulted in him having atrophied legs and no arms. He swims by undulating like a dolphin,[2] and has earned the nickname "rocketman" for his speed.[3] He began competing at 13 years old, and entered into the 2020 Summer Paralympics at 19, where he won two gold medals and one silver medal. In the 2024 Summer Paralympics he broke the world record for SM2 classification twice in one day[4] and went on to win three gold medals that year.[5] [6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araujo - Profile . paralympic.org . 30 August 2021.
- Web site: 26 August 2024 . Brazil’s Gabrielzinho aims for Paralympic pool treble - Taipei Times . 3 September 2024 . www.taipeitimes.com.
- Web site: 2 September 2024 . 'Rocketman' Gabrielzinho wins third Paralympics swimming gold . 3 September 2024 . France 24 . en.
- Web site: Kaufman . Sophie . 1 September 2024 . 2024 Paralympics: Gabriel dos Santos Araujo Breaks 150 IM SM2 World Record Twice In One Day . 3 September 2024 . SwimSwam . en-US.
- Web site: 5 September 2024 . Video: Brazil’s Gabriel Araujo wins 3 gold medals at 2024 Paralympics . 9 September 2024 . Deseret News . en.
- Web site: 6 September 2024 . Paralympic swimmer born with short legs and no arms obliterates the competition leaving people stunned . 9 September 2024 . UNILAD . en.
