MELONE de OLIVEIRA Gabriel

Date of Birth: 3 Feb 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S6

Place of birth: CUBATAO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : PRAIA GRANDE

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6
	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6	7
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points BRA Brazil	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Languages spoken:

Praia Clube [Uberlandia, BRA]

Alexandre Vieira [club]

He took up the sport in 2015. (terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br, 15 Mar 2019)

He entered swimming after being inspired by the story of Brazilian Para swimmer Talisson Glock, who also lost his left arm and leg in a train accident. "I never imagined that my life would take this path. Swimming changed everything after my accident and now it is my life." (terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br, 15 Mar 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br, 15 Mar 2019)

Brazilian Para swimmer Talisson Glock. (v9vitoriosa.com.br, 26 Mar 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB5, SM6 (paralympic.org, 09 Aug 2021)

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

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

Impairment Details
His left arm and left leg were amputated after he was hit by a train in 2014 at age 15. (terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br, 15 Mar 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/gabriel.melone.39
Facebook Profile 2: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016078003045
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/atletagebrielmelone/
https://instagram.com/melone.gabriel/
Instagram 2: https://instagram.com/gabriel_melones6/

Legend

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

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