Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (born 28 August 1984) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.

Career

He represented

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at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event. He also competed in the shot put F12 event where he finished in 10th place. At the

2017 World Para Athletics Championships The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It wa ...

he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event and the bronze medal in the shot put F11 event. He again won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.

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* 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Santo André, São Paulo Paralympic athletes for Brazil Brazilian male discus throwers Brazilian male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games Paralympic gold medalists for Brazil Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Paralympic athletes (track and field) with a vision impairment Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships 21st-century Brazilian people Brazilian blind people {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub