Daniel Silva (athlete)

Daniel Silva (born 15 June 1979)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.

Daniel Silva

Personal information
Born	15 June 1979 (1979-06-15) (age 41)
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2016 Rio 4x100 m T11-13 2012 London 200 m T11 World Championships 2015 Doha 400 m T11 2015 Doha 200 m T11 2011 Christchurch 100 m T11

Daniel competed in his first Paralympic Games in 2008 Paralympic Games where he won the B final in the 100m, fourth in both the 200m and 400m. Four years later he competed in London in the 2012 Paralympic Games where he won his heat in the 100m and 400m but did not run in the semi-final and final respectively. He was also a part of the Brazilian T11-13 that was disqualified but did earn the silver medal in 200m 0.02 seconds behind team mate Filipe Gomes.[2]

References

1. "Daniel Silva". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
2. profile on paralympic.org