SANTOS Alex

Portugal

Canoe Sprint

Date of Birth: 29 Nov 1981

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Sport Class: KL1

Place of birth: PORTO SEGURO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : CASCAIS

Residence Country:

Portugal

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1	5

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Heat 1 #1	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Semi-final 2 #20	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Final A #28	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
5	Kayak Single 200m - KL1	2021	Duisburg, GER	54.674

Hobbies:

Travel, listening to music. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Designer

Education:

Design - Centre for Training and Vocational Rehabilitation of Alcoitao, Cascais, POR

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Coach:

Ivo Quendera [national], POR; Nuno Henriques [personal], POR, from 2020

Debut:

2021 for Portugal (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Start:

He began training in Para canoe in 2017. (record.pt, 29 May 2021)

Reason:

"I am passionate about the sea and in canoeing I found the way of staying in touch with water." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (record.pt, 29 May 2021)

Training:

He trains twice a day, for up to 18 hours per week (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021; record.pt, 15 May 2021)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Influence:

His mother. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Ritual:

He listens to music before competing. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
KL1 (canoeicf.com, 01 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (jn.pt, 16 May 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (record.pt, 29 May 2021)

Impairment Details
He became paraplegic at age 16 after catching a virus. "I was a surfer. I felt pain in my back. I went to the hospital and only got out after two years. Paraplegic." (record.pt, 29 May 2021; jn.pt, 16 May 2021)

General
FROM BRAZIL TO PORTUGAL
He moved from Brazil to Portugal at age six. "It is an amazing feeling to wear the Portuguese jersey at a world championship or European championship. I take it very seriously. When it comes to a country that I love, it is awesome." (jn.pt, 16 May 2021; record.pt, 15 May 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/lifewoo

Legend

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

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