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Thiago Paulino dos Santos (born 29 December 1985) [1] is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete.
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Thiago Paulino dos Santos (born 29 December 1985) [1] is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete.
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]
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Hamed Amiri is an Iranian Paralympic athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F55 event.
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Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump events at international elite events. She is a Paralympic silver medalist, a six-time Parapan American Games silver medalist and a World champion in sprinting.
Maciel Sousa Santos is a Brazilian boccia player.
Marco Aurélio Borges is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's shot put F57 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, he won the bronze medal but this became the silver medal after Thiago Paulino dos Santos, also from Brazil, dropped from first to third place.
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