MEDEIROS Rafael

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 7 Jan 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WT

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 Medeiros / Pomme	17

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 7	Men's Singles First Round BRA MEDEIROS RMEDEIROS Rafael Sport Class: WT 5 1 MAR BOUKARTACHA LBOUKARTACHA Lhaj Sport Class: WT 7 6	Finished
3rd on Court 8	Ariake Tennis Park Court 8	Men's Doubles First Round BRA Medeiros / Pomme 1 0 RET ISR Berdichevsky / Sasson 6 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
R16	Doubles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
R32	Doubles	2012	London, GBR
R64	Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
R64	Singles	2012	London, GBR

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

Rafa (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Administration Studies - Estacio de Sa, Belo Horizonte, BRA

Languages spoken:

He took up the sport at age 12 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Never give up." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost mobility in his lower limbs at age two do to a cyst on his spine. (globoesporte.globo.com, 09 Sep 2016)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/rafamedeiros90/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
RET:: Retired

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