Dirceu Pinto
Brazilian Paralympic boccia player (1980–2020)
Pinto at the 2016 Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1980-09-10)10 September 1980 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 April 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 39) Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Boccia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.[3]
He died from a congestive cardiac failure on April 1, 2020, at the age of 39.[4]
References
- ^ PINTO Dirceu Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
- ^ Dirceu Jose Pinto. London 2012. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
- ^ Dirceu Pinto Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese)
External links
- Media related to Dirceu Pinto at Wikimedia Commons
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