OLIVEIRA Alan Fonteles Cardoso

Date of Birth: 21 Aug 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T62

Place of birth: MARABA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T64

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	200m - T44	2012	London, GBR	21.45
2	4x100m Relay - T42-47	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	42.04
2	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2008	Beijing, CHN	45.25
4	400m - T44	2012	London, GBR	51.59
7	100m - T44	2012	London, GBR	11.33
7	200m - T44	2008	Beijing, CHN	24.21
9	100m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11.26
9	200m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	22.63
DSQ	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2012	London, GBR	DSQ
DNS	400m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNS
World Championships
1	Men's 100m T43	2013	Lyon, FRA	10.80
1	Men's 200m T43	2013	Lyon, FRA	20.66
1	400m - T44	2013	Lyon, FRA	48.58
2	200m - T44	2015	Doha, QAT	22.04
2	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2013	Lyon, FRA	41.72
3	100m - T44	2015	Doha, QAT	11.02
3	100m - T44	2011	Christchurch, NZL	11.43
3	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2011	Christchurch, NZL	43.43
DSQ	200m - T44	2011	Christchurch, NZL	DSQ

Occupation:

Physical Education - School of Mother Celeste [ESMAC], Brazil

Languages spoken:

Associacao Paraolimpica de Campinas [APC] [Brazil]

Amaury Wagner Verissimo [national], BRA

2008 for Brazil, Paralympic Games in Beijing, China (Athlete, 17 Feb 2011)

He took up Para athletics at age eight as part of a sports introduction programme in Belem, Brazil. (cpb.org.br, 08 Mar 2013; atletasperere.com.br, 28 Mar 2013)

He wanted to run, so his mother Claudia asked coach Suzete Montalvao if her son could train with the able-bodied athletes. (atletasperere.com.br, 28 Mar 2013)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jornalismojunior.com.br, 21 Aug 2019)

Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, Brazilian sprinter Robson da Silva. (rio2016.com, 24 Jun 2014)

Coach Amaury Wagner Verissimo. (Instagram profile, 05 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." (Instagram profile, 15 Sep 2019)

He carried the Olympic torch through Brasilia, Brazil during the relay for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (rio2016.com, 03 May 2016)

He was named the 2013 Brazilian Athletics Competitor of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (esporteessencial.com.br, 12 Dec 2013)

He was named the Best Male Athlete at the CPB's 2012 Paralympic Awards. (globoesporte.globo.com, 19 Dec 2012)

Following the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, he received the Order of Merit from the Para state government in Brazil. (diarioonline.com.br, 15 Sep 2012)

General Interest

Classification
T62 (IPC, 01 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (cpb.org.br, 08 Mar 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (cpb.org.br, 08 Mar 2013)

Impairment Details
He had an intestinal infection that caused septicaemia shortly after birth. Both his legs were amputated above the knee 21 days after he was born. (cpb.org.br, 08 Mar 2013; paralympic.org, 28 Feb 2013)

General
PROSTHETICS
He ran with wooden prosthetics until age 15 when he met Brazilian Para triathlete Rivaldo Martins at a race in Belem, Brazil. Martins contacted the Challenged Athletes Foundation [CAF] in San Diego, CA, United States of America, and helped him to obtain specialised running prosthetics. He raced with his first pair of carbon fibre prosthetics in May 2007 and a month later became Brazilian champion, which secured his selection for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (cpb.org.br, 08 Mar 2013; atletasperere.com.br 28 Mar 2013)

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Legend

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

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