Ariosvaldo Fernandes

Ariosvaldo Fernandes

Personal information
Full name	Ariosvaldo Fernandes da Silva
Born	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)[1] Campina Grande, Brazil
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T53
Event	Wheelchair racing
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2024 Paris 100 m T53 World Championships 2024 Kobe 100 m T53 2013 Lyon 100 m T53 2023 Paris 100 m T53 Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago 100 m T53 2023 Santiago 400 m T53

Ariosvaldo Fernandes da Silva (born 23 December 1976) is a Brazilian T53 wheelchair racer.

Career

Fernandes represented Brazil at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won gold medals in the 100 metres and 400 metres T53 events.^[2]

In May 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 100 metres T53 event.^[3] He then represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres T53 event.^[1]

References

1. "FERNANDES DA SILVA Ariosvaldo". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. "Three New Parapan American Records in Finals of 100 Meters". santiago2023.org. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
3. "Kobe 2024: Rehm extends his reign, Alphonse makes history for Mauritius". paralympic.org. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

External links

• Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva at the International Paralympic Committee
• Ariosvaldo Fernandes da Silva (Parré) at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)