José Carlos Jacques (born 5 March 1945) is a retired

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

ian athlete who specialised in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

. He won multiple medals at regional level. In addition, he represented his country at four consecutive Pan American Games, starting in 1963. His personal best in the shot put is 17.45 metres set in São Paulo in 1971. In addition, his personal best in the discus throw is 55.04 metres set in Rio de Janeiro in 1978.

International competitions

References

1945 births Living people Brazilian male shot putters Brazilian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub