BECKER da SILVA Bruno

Date of Birth: 17 Nov 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S2,SB1

Place of birth: CURITIBA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S3
	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2	4
	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	200m Freestyle - S2	2019	London, GBR	4:24.80
7	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2019	London, GBR	1:33.99
13	50m Freestyle - S3	2019	London, GBR	1:03.16
DNS	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2019	London, GBR	DNS

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Associacao Clube de Atletismo de Rio do Sul [ACARISUL] [Brazil]

Leonardo Tomasello [national], BRA; Fabiano Quirino

He sustained injuries in 2020 that interupted his training schedule. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 08 Jan 2021)

He began swimming seriously in 2012. (esportealtovale.com.br, 11 Apr 2018)

He decided to swim after his younger brother Marcelo's death from drowning at age 13. "Every time that I go to swim I think about my brother. He is an inspiration for my life. I wish he was here to be the right arm that I do not have." (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 30 Aug 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (esportealtovale.com.br, 12 Jan 2021)

His younger brother Marcelo. (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 30 Aug 2019)

In 2019 and 2017 he was named Male Para Athlete of the Year and received the Gustavo Kuerten Trophy of Excellence in Sport at the Santa Catarina Sports Gala in Brazil. (sc.gov.br, 03 Dec 2019; esportealtovale.com.br, 11 Apr 2018; Facebook profile, 01 Dec 2017)

In 2018 he received the Outstanding Young Person Award from the Rio do Sul Junior Chamber International in Brazil. (natacaoemriodosul.wordpress.com, 18 Oct 2018)

General Interest

Classification
S2, SB1, SM2 (IPC, 17 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (atalanta.sc.gov.br, 26 Aug 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; atalanta.sc.gov.br, 26 Aug 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with phocomelia, which has resulted in impairments to his legs and right arm. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; atalanta.sc.gov.br, 26 Aug 2015)

General
MOVE TO SAO PAULO
His Para swimming club in Santa Catarina, Brazil was damaged by a cyclone in June 2020 and he decided to move to Sao Paulo, Brazil to train at the National Paralympic Centre. "I want to be competitive and to be ready for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, so I feel I need to stay in Sao Paulo indefinitely to aim for a medal, which is my big dream." (esportealtovale.com.br, 12 Jan 2021; olimpiadatododia.com.br, 08 Jan 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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