Rodrigo Parreira da Silva (born 9 September 1994) is a 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 ...

held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won two medals: the silver medal in the men's long jump T36 event and the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres T36 event. 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 bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T36. He also won the silver medal in the men's long jump T36 event and the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres T36 event.

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* 1994 births Living people Brazilian male sprinters Brazilian male long jumpers Paralympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil 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 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Sportspeople from Goiás 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen People from Rio Verde, Goiás {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub