da SILVA Daniel Jorge

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
4	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5	Men	2012	London, GBR
6	Men	2008	Beijing, CHN
World Championships
2	Men	2014	Elblag, POL
3	Men	2018	Netherlands

Dani (jogosabertos.pr.gov.br, 24 Jun 2019)

Public Servant

Partner Juliana

English, Portuguese

Instituto de Promocao do Paradesporto Brasil [Curitiba, BRA]

Alessandra Oliveira [club]; Celio Mediato [national]

Setter (jogosabertos.pr.gov.br, 24 Jun 2019)

Campeonato Brasileiro [BRA] (cpb.org.br, 12 Dec 2019)

He began playing sitting volleyball in 2004. (torcedores.com, 26 Dec 2017)

"I loved ball sports, it was my passion. After the accident I had to stop for two years. I then began swimming, but it was not what I wanted to do. Then I tried athletics, I practised javelin and discus throw. But in the meantime I discovered sitting volleyball. It was love at first sight. I abandoned athletics and focused only on volleyball as I saw opportunities for the future." (gazetadopovo.com.br, 09 Dec 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to become a coach after his playing career has ended. (cbncuritiba.com, 09 Apr 2020; talken.com.br, 09 Sep 2015)

He combines his volleyball training with other sports such as cycling, hiking and swimming. (gazetadopovo.com.br, 09 Dec 2019)

Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. (torcedores.com, 26 Dec 2017)

"If you have a dream, chase it with all your energy because there is no victory without sacrifice." (torcedores.com, 26 Dec 2017)

In 2019 he received the Light of the Pinhais Order from the municipal government in Curitiba, Brazil. (portaldomagistrado.com.br, 21 Sep 2019)

He was named Revelation Player of the 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro. (jogosabertos.pr.gov.br, 24 Jun 2019)