Edson Pinheiro

Edson Pinheiro
Personal information
Full nameEdson Cavalcante Pinheiro
Born3 June 1979 (1979-06-03) (age 45)
Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT38
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T38
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 100 m T38
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch 100 m T38
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 100 m T38
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 100 m T38
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T38
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m T38
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 100 m T38
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 200 m T38
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100 m T38
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m T38
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 400 m T38
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 200 m T38

Edson Cavalcante Pinheiro[a] (born 3 June 1979) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1] He represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres T38 event in 2016.[1][2][3] Além disso conquistou sete medalhas em quadro edições dos jogos Parapan-Americanos e quatro medalhas em campeonatos mundiais.

Notes

  1. ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Cavalcante and the second or paternal family name is Pinheiro.

References

  1. ^ a b "Edson Pinheiro". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Edson Pinheiro é medalha de bronze nos 100 metros raros T38" [Edson Pinheiro wins bronze medal in rare 100 meters T38]. Terra (in Portuguese). 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ Ramos, Pedro (13 September 2016). "Do seringal para o pódio: Edson Pinheiro conquista a medalha que faltava na carreira" [From the rubber plantation to the podium: Edson Pinheiro wins the medal he was missing in his career]. Rede do Esporte (in Portuguese).


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