André Andrade is a

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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from

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competing mainly in category T13 sprints events. André has competed in the sprint events at three consecutive Paralympics in

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he competed in the 400m and won silvers in both the 100m and 200m. In the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

he was part of the unsuccessful Brazilian T11-13 4 × 100 m relay team but did improve to gold in the T13 100m and silver in the 200m. He again competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m in

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but this time failed to win any medals.

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Andre Andrade of Brazil celebrates winning the Gold medal in the Men's 200m T13 final during the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games
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