Fábio da Silva Bordignon

Fábio da Silva Bordignon (born 20 June 1992) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete competing in T35-classification events.[1] In 2019, he qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medals in both the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events.[1] In both events the gold and bronze medals were won by Ihor Tsvietov and Hernan Barreto respectively.

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, United Kingdom, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T35 event with a time of 26.94.[2][3]

At the 2019 Parapan American Games he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T35 event and the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T35 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he finished in 4th place in both the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events.[4][5]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	100 m	12.66s
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	200 m	26.01s
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	200 m	26.94s
2019	Parapan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	100 m
2019	Parapan American Games	Lima, Peru	3rd	200 m

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"Men's 200 metres – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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