Luiz Cláudio Pereira

Luiz Cláudio Pereira (10 June 1961 – 8 March 2022) was a Brazilian paralympic athlete who competed mainly in category THW4 throwing events.

Born(1961-06-10)10 June 1961

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died8 March 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 60)

Medellín, Colombia

SportPara athletics

Disabilityclass

THW4

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Luiz Cláudio Pereira

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Born	(1961-06-10)10 June 1961 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	8 March 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 60) Medellín, Colombia
Sport
Sport	Para athletics
Disability class	THW4
Events	Shot put, Javelin, Discus
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 1984 Stoke Mandeville Javelin throw - 1C 1984 Stoke Mandeville Shot put - 1C 1988 Seoul Discus throw - 1C 1988 Seoul Javelin throw - 1C 1988 Seoul Shot put - 1C 1992 Barcelona Shot put - THW4 1984 Stoke Mandeville Discus throw - 1C 1984 Stoke Mandeville Pentathlon - 1C 1988 Seoul Pentathlon - 1C

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Pereira was part of the Brazilian team that travelled to Barcelona for the 1992 Summer Paralympics. There he competed in all three throws, finishing ninth in the discus throw, seventh in the javelin throw, and winning in the shot put.^[1] After retiring from athletics, Pereira was one of the pioneers of wheelchair rugby in Brazil.

Pereira died on 8 March 2022, at the age of 60.^[2]