FONSECA Jorge Luis

Date of Birth: 8 Nov 1984

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PTS4

Place of birth: RIO NEGRINHO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : RIO NEGRINHO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Triathlon	Men's PTS4	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's PTS4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	Men's PT3	2014	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:12:38
5	PTS4	2019	Lausanne, SUI	1:09:22
5	Men's PT3	2016	Rotterdam, NED	1:11:16
7	PTS4	2017	Rotterdam, NED	1:11:56
8	PTS4	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:08:00
23	Men's TRI-4	2013	London, GBR	1:21:38

Occupation:

Wife Juliana Fonseca, son Gustavo, daughter Clara

Languages spoken:

Associacao Paralimpica de Joinville [Brazil]

He took up Para cycling in 2010, in Rio Negrinho, Brazil. In 2012 he began training in Para triathlon in Joinville, Brazil. (blog.tf.com.br, 09 Jun 2014)

He joined a cycling team in Rio Negrinho, Brazil, having previously had to give up volleyball to focus on rehabilitation. He took up Para triathlon after meeting coach Ivan Razeira following a move to Joinville, Brazil. (blog.tf.com.br, 09 Jun 2014)

Philosophy:

"No retreat, no surrender." (Instagram profile, 05 Aug 2021)

He was named Para Triathlete of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB] in 2014. (cpb.org.br, 16 Dec 2014)

General Interest

Classification
PTS4 (World Triathlon, 25 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Instagram profile, 10 Jan 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Instagram profile, 10 Jan 2021)

Impairment Details
In 2006 he sustained a brachial plexus injury in a traffic accident and lost movement in his right arm. He decided to have the arm amputated in September 2020. (Instagram profile, 10 Jan 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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