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Brazilian Paralympic athlete (born 1996)

Daniel Martins
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Tavares Martins
Born (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)
Marília, Brazil
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT20
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m T20
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 400m T20
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 400m T20
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 400m T20
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris 400m T20
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 400m T20

Daniel Tavares Martins (born 12 March 1996) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international elite events.

Career

He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 400 metres T20 event. He is also a three-time gold medal winner at the World Para Athletics Championships, and a Parapan American Games champion in the 400 metres T20. He was the first Brazilian Paralympic athlete to do so in the T20 classification.

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.

Notes

  1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Tavares and the second or paternal family name is Martins.

References

  1. "Daniel Martins wins the three-time world championship in the 400m (in Portuguese)". Agencia Olimpica. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
  2. "Daniel Martins - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 28 January 2021.
  3. "Three Rio schools named after Brazilian Paralympians". inside the games. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.

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