Rodrigo Parreira da Silva

Rodrigo Parreira da Silva[lower-alpha 1] (born 9 September 1994) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1] He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won two medals: the silver medal in the men's long jump T36 event and the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres T36 event.[1][2][3]

Rodrigo Parreira da Silva
Personal information
Born (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
Disability classT36
Event(s)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump T36
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T36
World Para Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Long jump T36
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Long jump T36
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 100 m T36
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 200 m T36
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Long jump T36
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 100 m T36
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 100 m T36

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T36.[4] He also won the silver medal in the men's long jump T36 event and the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres T36 event.

Notes
  1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Parreira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

References
  1. "Rodrigo Parreira da Silva". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. Morgan, Liam. "Puzi claims Malaysia's first-ever Paralympic gold medal with men's 100m T36 triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. "Rodrigo Parreira da Silva". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (17 July 2017). "More McFadden magic on day four of World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 January 2020.


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