de MELO Alex

Date of Birth: 10 Dec 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B2

Place of birth: NOVA IGUACU

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : RIO DE JANEIRO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Goalball	Men BRA Brazil	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #01 BRA Brazil 11 LTU Lithuania 2	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #10 USA United States 8 BRA Brazil 6	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #21 BRA Brazil 10 ALG Algeria 4	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #29 JPN Japan 3 BRA Brazil 8	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Quarterfinal #44 BRA Brazil 9 TUR Turkey 4	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Semifinal #51 LTU Lithuania 5 BRA Brazil 9	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Gold Medal Match #56 CHN China 2 BRA Brazil 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
3	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1	Men	2018	Malmo, SWE
1	Men	2014	Espoo, FIN

Labrador [after the dog breed that serves as a guide for people with a vision impairment. "I had a little bit of vision so I helped to guide other athletes who could not see."]. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 25 Jun 2020)

Languages spoken:

SESI [Brazil] since 2020

Alessandro Tosim [national], BRA

Position style:

Left wing , Right wing (globoesporte.globo.com, 27 Aug 2016)

2009 for Brazil Against Japan (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

National league:

Serie A [BRA] (cpb.org.br, 27 Feb 2020)

He began playing goalball at age 15. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

He competed in athletics before discovering goalball at school. (ndmais.com.br, 09 Sep 2015)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (ibsasport.org, 12 Dec 2019)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
He has strabismus, a condition in which the eyes do not align simultaneously. He also has an impairment to his optic nerve. (rededoesporte.gov.br, 18 Sep 2016)

General
SHOOTING STYLE
He is one of the few male players on the Brazil national team to shoot from between his legs. "When I began playing I found it was easier for me to play this way. My coach insisted to do it the normal way, with spin, but I couldn't apply so much power, that's why I adopted the between the legs technique. They don't play like that in Europe, it's a characteristic of Brazilian goalball. The women's national team uses it a lot." (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 25 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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