Thiago Paulino dos Santos

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]

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

References
  1. "Thiago Paulino dos Santos". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (3 September 2021). "US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Brazilian Shot-putter protests on podium after losing gold medal". The Bridge. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.


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