FERREIRA dos SANTOS Petrucio

Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T47

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : JOAO PESSOA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T47	1
	Men's 400m - T47	3

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T47 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T47 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T47 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T47 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	100m - T47	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10.57
2	4x100m Relay - T42-47	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	42.04
2	400m - T47	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	48.87
World Championships
1	100m - T47	2019	Dubai, UAE	10.44
1	400m - T47	2019	Dubai, UAE	47.87
1	100m - T47	2017	London, GBR	10.53
1	200m - T47	2017	London, GBR	21.21
7	400m - T47	2017	London, GBR	DSQ
DNS	100m - T47	2015	Doha, QAT	DNS
DNS	200m - T47	2015	Doha, QAT	DNS

Listening to music. (Olimpiada Todo Dia YouTube channel, 22 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Physical Education - Mauricio de Nassau Faculty, Joao Pessoa, BRA

Languages spoken:

Esporte Clube Pinheiros [Sao Paulo, BRA]

Pedro de Almeida Pereira [personal], from 2014

2014 for Brazil (Athlete, 18 Jul 2017)

In January 2019 he lost two teeth and fractured his upper jaw after diving into a river in Jardim de Piranhas, Brazil. He required surgery, and returned to training in March 2019. (globoesporte.globo.com, 28 Apr 2019; brasil2016.gov.br, 10 Jan 2019; globoesporte.globo.com, 07 Jan 2019)

In September 2015 he injured his thigh while competing at a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He returned to training in early October, but in the same month he sustained a hamstring injury two days before he was set to compete at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. He was unable to participate in any of his events at the tournament. (globoesporte.globo.com, 30 Apr 2017; paralympic.org, 31 May 2016; altervista.org, 02 Apr 2016; caixa.gov.br, 07 Oct 2015)

He got involved in athletics in 2013. (reporterpb.com.br, 26 Aug 2019; olimpiadatododia.com.br, 24 Apr 2019)

His athletic talent was noticed while he was playing futsal for his school team. He then signed up to compete at a school event and won, despite having never trained and using borrowed shoes. (reporterpb.com.br, 26 Aug 2019; olimpiadatododia.com.br, 24 Apr 2019; pan.uol.com.br, 11 Aug 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (globoesporte.globo.com, 11 Jan 2021)

Setting a world record in the T47 100m at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Olimpiada Todo Dia YouTube channel, 22 Apr 2020)

Maria Natividade, who helped him to become an athlete. (Olimpiada Todo Dia YouTube channel, 22 Apr 2020; Athlete, 18 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"Faith, focus and strength." (Olimpiada Todo Dia YouTube channel, 22 Apr 2020)

In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 he was named Para Athletics Athlete of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 17 Dec 2019; cpb.org.br, 06 Dec 2018; globoesporte.globo.com, 04 Dec 2017, 07 Dec 2016; paralympic.org, 02 Dec 2016)

He was named the 2016 Male Paralympic Athlete of the Year in Brazil. (paralympic.org, 08 Dec 2016; globoesporte.globo.com, 07 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
T47 (IPC, 10 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (cpb.org.br, 08 Jun 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
At age two his arm was amputated below the elbow after an accident with a grinding machine. He had been trying to imitate his father, who used the machine to grind grass to feed the cows on the family's farm. (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; altervista.org, 02 Apr 2016; ndonline.com.br, 19 Aug 2014)

General
SUPPORT
When he was a young athlete he competed at the Brazilian School Games held in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. He was spotted by a coach who wanted him to remain in Joao Pessoa to train, but he did not have the resources to stay in the city. He was then helped with housing by the mother of another young athlete, who was also from his hometown of Sao Jose do Brejo da Cruz, Brazil. He won the gold medal in the T47 100m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on September 11th, the birthday of the woman who had helped him. "Today is the birthday of a lady who helped me, who housed me, who gave me the chance to practise this sport when I had nothing." (olimpiadas.uol.com.br, 12 Sep 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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