Thiago Paulino dos Santos
Brazilian Paralympic athlete
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Thiago Paulino dos Santos (born 29 December 1985)[1] is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete. He is a two-time medalist at the Paralympic Games.
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| Full name | Thiago Paulino dos Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
