RODRIGUES Daniel

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WT

Place of birth: BELO HORIZONTE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : BELO HORIZONTE

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Men's Singles	33
	Men's Doubles BRA Carneiro Silva / Rodrigues	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
2nd on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Men's Singles First Round BRA RODRIGUES DRODRIGUES Daniel Sport Class: WT 3 2 SWE OLSSON SOLSSON Stefan Sport Class: WT 6 6	Finished
6th on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Men's Doubles Second Round BRA Carneiro Silva / Rodrigues 3 1 BEL Gerard / Vandorpe 6 6	Finished
4th on Court 3	Ariake Tennis Park Court 3	Men's Doubles First Round AUS Dunn / Weekes 2 3 BRA Carneiro Silva / Rodrigues 6 6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
R16	Doubles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
R32	Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
R32	Singles	2012	London, GBR
R32	Doubles	2012	London, GBR
ParaPan American Games
RU	Doubles	2015	Toronto, ON, CAN
SF	Singles	2019	Lima, PER
SF	Singles	2015	Toronto, ON, CAN
SF	Doubles	2019	Lima, PER

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, 3RD - 3rd place, 4TH - 4th place, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Rodrigues (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Watching movies, spending time with family. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Languages spoken:

APCEF-MG [Belo Horizonte, BRA]

Sergio Afonso [personal]

He took up the sport at age 19 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (em.com.br, 18 Aug 2019; mg.superesportes.com.br, 24 Jul 2019; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

He was encouraged to try wheelchair tennis by one of his teachers. (mg.superesportes.com.br, 24 Jul 2019)

To win gold at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

His history teacher Mario Alves de Oliveira. (em.com.br, 18 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Losing is part of it, never give up." (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

In 2014 and 2019 he was named Best Wheelchair Tennis Player of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (apcefmg.org.br, 18 Dec 2019; rededoesporte.gov.br, 13 Aug 2015)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Leg length difference (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
His right leg was amputated above the knee in 2013. He had been born with his right leg 20cm shorter than his left. "I underwent several operations trying to level it up, but it was unsuccessful. Then a medical error meant I lost the mobility in my knee. I started to see people walking on prostethics and that encouraged me to undergo an amputation in order to be more independent." (rededoesporte.gov.br, 13 Aug 2015)

Legend

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

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