PIRES da SILVA Alex Douglas

Brazil

Athletics

Date of Birth: 7 May 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T46

Place of birth: SAPIRANGA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : PRAIA GRANDE

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon - T46	2

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium	Men's Marathon - T46	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
DNF	Marathon - T46	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNF
World Championships
2	1500m - T46	2015	Doha, QAT	3:54.43
2	1500m - T46	2013	Lyon, FRA	4:06.04
2	Men's 5000m T46	2013	Lyon, FRA	15:10.82
3	Men's 800m T46	2013	Lyon, FRA	1:56.45

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

SOGIPA Faculty, Porto Alegre, BRA

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Club name:

Associacao Santista Paradesportiva [Brazil]

Coach:

Amaury Wagner Verissimo [national], BRA

Injuries:

He was bothered by inflammation in his Achilles tendon during his preparation for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (faculdadesogipa.org.br, 01 Dec 2017)

Start:

He took up athletics in 2007 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (eusoufamecos.net, 25 May 2012; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

Reason:

He began running cross-country as a hobby and decided to enter competitions as he improved and became faster. (eusoufamecos.net, 25 May 2012)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 11 Aug 2021)

Training:

He trains twice a day and covers around 160 kilometres a week. (Facebook profile, 01 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Brazilian long distance runners Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima and Marilson dos Santos, Kenyan long distance runner Paul Tergat, Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna. (eusoufamecos.net, 25 May 2012; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

General Interest

Classification
T46 (IPC, 01 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (eusoufamecos.net, 25 May 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (eusoufamecos.net, 25 May 2012)

Impairment Details
He was born with his left arm shorter than his right. (eusoufamecos.net, 25 May 2012)

General
MARATHON WITHDRAWAL
He withdrew from the marathon at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro while in third place after beginning to feel sick at the 25-kilometre mark. "I abandoned the race because of the heat. It was so hot that day and I was injured." (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 10 Jan 2020; torcedores.com, 11 May 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/alex.pires.recordistabrasileiro
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/alexpires.paralimpico
https://instagram.com/alexpiresatletaparalimpico
Strava: http://app.strava.com/athletes/35908931
https://twitter.com/pires_alex
Athlete Website: http://alexpiresatletaparalimpico.blogspot.com

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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