Jose Gameiro is a Paralympic athlete from Portugal competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.[1]

José Gameiro
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Portugal
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x400m T13
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Villeneuve d'Ascq 4x400 m T11-13

He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres T11 event, went out in the quarter-finals of the men's 400 metres T11 event, and earned a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay T13 event.[2] Gameiro also competed at the 2002 and 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, and Assen, Netherlands. There, in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay T11-13 events, he earned a bronze medal in 2002 and finished 4th in 2006.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Os nossos paralímpicos: José Gameiro - Arquivo - Jornal Record". record.xl.pt (in Portuguese).[dead link]
  2. ^ Goldberg, Steve (25 October 2000). "Paralympic games". Seattle Times. Portugal's team of Carlos Lopez, Jose Alvez, Jose Gameiro and Gabriel Potra surged from behind to defeat Spain and win the gold in the men's 1,600-meter T13 relay, setting a Paralympic record.
  3. ^ "Jose Gameiro". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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