Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic
boccia
Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes ...
player with
muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ as to which muscles are primarily affe ...
. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category. At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.
He died from a
congestive cardiac failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, an ...
on April 1, 2020, at the age of 39.
Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha
Globo Esporte
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1980 births
2020 deaths
Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic boccia players for Brazil
Paralympic gold medalists for Brazil
Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil
People with muscular dystrophy
Sportspeople from Mogi das Cruzes
Paralympic medalists in boccia
Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
20th-century Brazilian people
21st-century Brazilian people
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