Carlos Amaral Ferreira

Carlos Amarel Ferreira is a Paralympic track and field athlete from Portugal competing mainly in category T10/T11, visually-impaired, long-distance running events.

Carlos Amaral Ferreira
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Paralympic Games
Track and field (T10/T11)
2000 Sydney Marathon - T11
2000 Sydney 10000m - T11
2004 Athens 10000m - T11
2004 Atlanta Marathon - T11
1996 Atlanta 10000m - T10
IPC European Championships
2012 Stadskanaal 1500m - T11
2014 Swansea 5000m - T11
Football
1992 Barcelona Football 7-a-side

He competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won a silver medal in the men's Football 7-a-side event. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States, he changed sports to compete in athletics. There he finished sixth in the men's 5000 metres T10 event and won a bronze medal in the men's 10000 metres T10 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, winning a gold medal in the men's Marathon T11 event and a silver medal in the men's 10000 metres T11 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, winning a silver medal in the men's 10000 metres T11 event and a silver medal in the men's Marathon T11 event.

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