Antônio Delfino de Souza

Antônio Delfino de Souza (born 11 August 1971) is a retired paralympic sprinter from Brazil. At the age of 17 de Souza had his right hand amputated after an accident at agricultural works. In 1992, he moved to Brasília, where he took up sprint running.[1] He competed in T46 sprint events at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympics and won two gold and one silver medal in 2000 and 2004.[2] He was selected as a final Paralympic torch bearer at the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.

Antônio Souza
Delfino (back) at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameAntônio Delfino de Souza
Born11 August 1971 (1971-08-11) (age 53)
Redenção do Gurguéia, Brazil[1]
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportPara athletics
Disability classT46
EventSprint
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 200 m T46
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 400 m T46
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 400 m T46
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T46
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m T46

References

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  1. ^ a b "Antônio Delfino". brasil2016.gov.br (in Portuguese). Nome completo: Antônio Delfino de Sousa
  2. ^ "Antonio Souza". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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