Mateus Evangelista Cardoso (born 15 February 1994) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He competes in several T37-classification athletics events. He represented Brazil 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 ...

held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's long jump T37 event. In 2021, he won one the bronze medal in the same event at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, he also finished in 4th place in the men's 100 metres T37 event.

Career

He represented Brazil at the

2015 Parapan American Games The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Pa ...

held in Toronto, Canada and he won the gold medal in the men's long jump T37 event and both the men's 100 metres T37 and men's 200 metres T37 events. 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 ...

held in London, United Kingdom, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T37 event, the silver medal in the men's 200 metres T37 event and also the silver medal in the men's long jump T37 event. Two years later, at the

2019 World Para Athletics Championships The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019 ...

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the silver medal in the men's long jump T37 event and he qualified to represent Brazil at the

in Tokyo, Japan.

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* 1994 births Living people Brazilian male sprinters Brazilian male long jumpers Paralympic athletes of Brazil Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy 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 Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games People from Porto Velho Sportspeople from Rondônia 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-Paralympic-medalist-stub