dos SANTOS ARAUJO Gabriel Geraldo

Date of Birth: 16 Mar 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S2

Place of birth: SANTA LUZIA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : BRAZIL

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2	1
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S2	1
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S2	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S2 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S2 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S2 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S2 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Gabrielzinho (globoesporte.globo.com, 16 Mar 2019)

Languages spoken:

Clube Bom Pastor [Juiz de Fora, BRA]

Fabio Antunes [club, national], BRA

He took up the sport in 2015 in Corinto, Brazil. (REDEMAISHD YouTube channel, 05 Aug 2019; globoesporte.globo.com, 16 Mar 2019)

He was spotted by physical education teacher Aguilar Freitas, who asked if he knew how to swim and enrolled him in a school competition. "Neither myself or my mother knew he had signed me up. I went along and won three gold medals. I started swimming there and never stopped. Swimming is the best thing that has happened to me. It changed my life completely." (REDEMAISHD YouTube channel, 05 Aug 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (itatiaia.com.br, 06 Oct 2019)

Brazilian Para swimmer Daniel Dias. (globoesporte.globo.com, 16 Mar 2019)

His parents. (REDEMAISHD YouTube channel, 05 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Never quit your dreams." (REDEMAISHD YouTube channel, 05 Aug 2019)

He received an acknowledgement from the legislative assembly of Minas Gerais state in Brazil in 2019 for his performances at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (itatiaia.com.br, 06 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S2, SB2, SM2 (paralympic.org, 09 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with phocomelia, a rare condition that causes shortened limbs. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; globoesporte.globo.com, 16 Mar 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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