Daniel Martins (athlete)
Daniel Tavares Martins (born 12 March 1996) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international elite events. He is a Paralympic champion, triple World champion and a Parapan American Games champion in the 400 metres T20 and he was the first Brazilian Paralympic athlete to do so in the T20 classification.[1][2]
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| Full name | Daniel Tavares Martins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1996 Marília, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After winning his gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, a school in Ricardo de Albuquerque in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro was named in honour of him.[3]
References
- "Daniel Martins wins the three-time world championship in the 400m (in Portuguese)". Agencia Olimpica. 10 November 2019.
- "Daniel Martins - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 28 January 2021.
- "Three Rio schools named after Brazilian Paralympians". inside the games. 4 October 2016.
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