Manuel Mendes (athlete)
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| Born | 28 November 1997 Albufeira, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Amputated left arm | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T46 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manuel Mendes is a Portuguese Paralympic athlete.[1] He represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon T46 event.[1][2] In 2019, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan after finishing in tenth place in his event at the 2019 London Marathon in London, United Kingdom. He competed in the men's marathon T46 event.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Manuel Mendes". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (18 September 2016). "Hug secures second Paralympic gold as McFadden denied fifth title on marathon day at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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