GOMES PESSANHA Michel

Date of Birth: 29 Mar 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PR2

Place of birth: BARRA MANSA

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
Rowing	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x BRA Brazil	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Heat 1 #5	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Repechage 2 #14	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Final B #19	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:03.13
World Championships
3	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2014	Amsterdam, NED	4:07.54
4	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	8:37.99
5	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2019	Linz, AUT	9:13.16
5	Men's PR2 Single Sculls	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	9:04.34
6	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	4:12.10

Occupation:

Wife Lidiane, son Wallace

Languages spoken:

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo [Rio de Janeiro, BRA]

He began rowing in 2013 at the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (remoemvoga.com.br, 09 Sep 2016)

He began rowing in order to lose weight but soon realised he had the potential to compete at the Paralympic Games. "I weighed 96 kilograms. I was a mechanic and had some difficulty walking, I felt very short of breath. So I thought I was getting too heavy, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to keep up with my son and I decided that I needed to change that. I started in weight training and then went to train in weightlifting. I saw an advert on television about Olympic sports and rowing." (flamengo.com.br, 16 Jul 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (flamengo.com.br, 14 Sep 2020)

"I wake up at 04:00, I drink my coffee and come to the club [Clube de Regatas do Flamengo], arriving around 06:00. I do my training, which on average is 16 to 20 kilometres in the water, in addition to weight training, get some rest and go to the gym." (flamengo.com.br, 16 Jul 2019)

Brazilian sprint paddler Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos, Brazilian rower Fabiana Beltrame. (flamengo.com.br, 16 Jul 2019)

Coach Franquilim Oliveira. (flamengo.com.br, 16 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Classification
PR2 (worldrowing.com, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (mundorubronegro.com, 05 Sep 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (mundorubronegro.com, 05 Sep 2015)

Impairment Details
The impairment to his right leg is a result of the effects of polio. He contracted the illness at age one. (Zoomin.TV Brasil YouTube channel, 21 Sep 2015)

General
EARLY DAYS
He admits to struggling to balance his work and sporting career when he first took up Para rowing. He would wake up at 04:00 to take two buses and one train to training in the morning, before also working as a mechanic in the afternoon. "When I started, I still came by bus and train. I arrived tired and in pain. [Coach] Frank [Franquilim Oliveira] asked how I was and I always said I was well. Inside I wanted to stop. I would come home and tell my wife that I didn't know how long I could take it, because it was too hard. I knew it was going to hurt me in training, but I was still trying hard." (flamengo.com.br, 16 Jul 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/michel.gomes.921677
Facebook Profile 2: https://www.facebook.com/michel.pessanhaii.5
https://instagram.com/michelpessanha_remo/

Legend

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

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