Thiago Paulino dos Santos explained

Thiago Paulino dos Santos (born 29 December 1985)^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

He earned Parapan American Games gold medals in the shot put F57 events at Toronto 2015, Lima 2019,^[4] and Santiago 2023.

External links

• Thiago Paulino dos Santos at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thiago Paulino dos Santos . 5 September 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 5 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905171630/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1361187-paulino-dos-santos-thiago.htm . dead.
2. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 3 September 2021 . US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020 . . 5 September 2021.
3. News: 5 September 2021 . Brazilian Shot-putter protests on podium after losing gold medal . The Bridge . 5 September 2021.
4. Web site: 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 . pt . Breno . Barros . 25 August 2019.