Thiago Paulino dos Santos

Thiago Paulino dos Santos (born 29 December 1985)[1] is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete.

Thiago Paulino dos Santos
Personal information
Born (1985-12-29) 29 December 1985
Orlândia, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara-athletics
Events
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Shot put F57
World Championships
2017 London Discus throw F57
2017 London Shot put F57
2019 Dubai Shot put F57
2023 Paris Shot put F57
Parapan American Games
2015 Toronto Shot put F57
2019 Lima Shot put F57
2023 SantiagoShot put F57
2015 Toronto Discus throw F51/52/53/57

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]

References
  1. "Thiago Paulino dos Santos". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (3 September 2021). "US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. "Brazilian Shot-putter protests on podium after losing gold medal". The Bridge. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.


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