CARNEIRO SILVA Gustavo

Brazil
Wheelchair Tennis
2 Dec 1972
48
Male
WT
UBERLANDIA
 
Brazil
UBERLANDIA
 
Brazil

Events and Medals

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

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
7th on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Men's Singles First Round
RSA
ELS LELS Leon
 Sport Class: WT
1
6
6
BRA
CARNEIRO SILVA GCARNEIRO SILVA Gustavo
 Sport Class: WT
6
4
3
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

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RankEventYearLocation
ParaPan American Games
SFDoubles2019Lima, PER
QFSingles2019Lima, 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
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Athlete, Motivational Speaker
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Business Administration
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Partner Suziane, daughters Jessica and Iasmin
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Portuguese
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Raphael Moraes [national], BRA
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Before his accident he was Brazilian champion in squash and peteca, a game from Brazil that is a mix between badminton and volleyball. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019)
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He sustained a shoulder injury in April 2019 that affected his 2019 season. (diariodeuberlandia.com.br, 31 Oct 2019)

In 2010 he was diagnosed with patellar tendinitis that kept him out of sports for about four years. (sanguedecorredor.com, 30 May 2019)
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He began playing tennis at age nine in Uberlandia, Brazil. He took up wheelchair tennis in 2017. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019; sanguedecorredor.com, 30 May 2019)
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"Two days before my amputation surgery, I grabbed a wheelchair. I just wanted to start playing tennis right away. I had told myself, 'It's inevitable'. My life will be like that from now on and I had the dream of competing at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. I needed to start training as soon as possible, even before the amputation." (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019)
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He trains every day on the court. He combines his tennis sessions with gym work and physiotherapy. (TV Paranaiba YouTube channel, 06 Apr 2019)
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"You have to accept things. If I hadn't accepted the fact of having my leg amputated I would be complaining about life, with my head down. The way people face problems is what makes the difference." (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2013 he was diagnosed with a type of cancer called liposarcoma in his lower left leg. He underwent surgery to remove the tumour and then had chemotherapy. In October 2017 he was told that the tumour had returned and his left leg was amputated at the knee. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019; sanguedecorredor.com, 30 May 2019)

General
SPORTS ENTHUSIAST
He has been involved in sports throughout his life. He enjoyed swimming and football as a boy, and then took up tennis at age nine. He later became Brazilian champion in squash and peteca, and in 2016 he completed a marathon in Rio de Janeiro. The following year he was told that his tumour had returned and that doctors had no choice but to amputate his left leg. "The last weekend before surgery I did everything I wanted with my leg. I bid farewell to it in style. On Saturday I played tennis in the morning and wheelchair tennis in the afternoon, because I wanted to feel the experience. In the evening I took part in a 10km run. On Sunday I had invited some friends to do a farewell run, but it all went viral and many runners from Uberlandia joined in. I cried like a baby." (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 01 Sep 2019; sanguedecorredor.com, 30 May 2019; Olimpiada Todo Dia YouTube channel, 29 Aug 2019; globoplay.globo.com, 24 Oct 2017)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has a master's degree in marketing. (sanguedecorredor.com, 30 May 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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