Bruno Becker

Bruno Becker

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Becker da Silva
Born	(1990-11-17) 17 November 1990 (age 34) Curitiba, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Phocomelia
Disability class	S2
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing   Brazil Parapan American Games 2019 Lima 50m freestyle S2 2019 Lima 100m freestyle S2 2019 Lima 200m freestyle S2

Bruno Becker da Silva (born 17 November 1990) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions, he was born without his right arm and his legs are impaired. He is a triple Parapan American Games bronze medalist in freestyle swimming. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and became the first athlete from Rio do Sul to win a medal at the Parapan American Games and compete at the Paralympic Games. ^{[1] [2]}

Inspiration

Becker began training to swim after his younger brother Marcelo drowned in a waterfall in Atalanta at the age of thirteen. Bruno described his brother as an inspiration, motivating and "would be his right arm" which Bruno was born without. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Bruno Becker - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 17 June 2022.^{[ dead link ‍]}
2. "Bruno Becker became the first athlete from Rio do Sul to win medal at the Parapan American Games (in Portuguese)". Vale do Itajai Noticias. 31 December 2020.
3. "SC parathlete began swimming to overcome family trauma and ended up in the Paralympics (in Portuguese)". ndmais.com. 21 August 2021.
4. "Sonho Olimpico (in Portuguese)". clicrbs.com. 17 June 2022.