PLATINI SILVA Wellington

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 25 Mar 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Sport Class: VS1

Place of birth: OSASCO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : OSASCO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sitting Volleyball	Men BRA Brazil	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool B #04 BRA Brazil 3 CHN China 1	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool B #08 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 3 BRA Brazil 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool B #10 BRA Brazil 1 GER Germany 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Semifinals #15 RPC RPC 3 BRA Brazil 1	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Bronze Medal Match #17 BRA Brazil 1 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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

Occupation:

The University of the Ninth of July [UNINOVE], Sao Paulo, BRA

Languages spoken:

SESI-SP [Suzano, BRA]

Celio Mediato [national]

Position style:

Setter (uol.com.br, 31 Aug 2016)

National league:

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

He began playing sitting volleyball in 2005. (NOC Media Guide, 01 Aug 2015)

Brazilian sitting volleyball player Renato Leite got him involved in the sport. "He told me that I had the size to play it. I accepted his invitation immediately." (usp.br, 07 Dec 2017; portalraj.com.br, 26 Jun 2015)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (worldparavolley.org, 10 Apr 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (NOC Media Guide, 01 Aug 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (NOC Media Guide, 01 Aug 2015)

Impairment Details
In 2005 he was hit by a car while riding his motorbike in Osasco, Brazil. The incident resulted in the amputation of his right leg. (usp.br, 07 Dec 2017; NOC Media Guide, 01 Aug 2015; folha.uol.com.br, 25 Oct 2009)

Social Media

Legend

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

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