Dirceu Pinto
Brazilian Paralympic boccia player (1980–2020)
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Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.[3]
Born10 September 1980
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Died1 April 2020 (aged 39)
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Pinto at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1980 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil |
| Died | 1 April 2020 (aged 39) Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sport | Boccia |
He died from a congestive cardiac failure on April 1, 2020, at the age of 39.[4]
