Mateus Evangelista Cardoso
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| Full name | Mateus Evangelista Cardoso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1994 Porto Velho, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Mateus Evangelista Cardoso[a] (born 15 February 1994) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy.[1] He competes in several T37-classification athletics events.
He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's long jump T37 event.[1][2] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, he also finished in 4th place in the men's 100 metres T37 event.
In 2021, he won one the bronze medal in the men's long jump T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He earned bronze again in the same event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.[3]
Career
[edit]He represented Brazil at the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Canada and he won the gold medal in the men's long jump T37 event[4] and both the men's 100 metres T37 and men's 200 metres T37 events.[5]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T37 event,[6] the silver medal in the men's 200 metres T37 event and also the silver medal in the men's long jump T37 event.[7] Two years later, at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the silver medal in the men's long jump T37 event and he qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Notes
[edit]- ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Evangelista and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mateus Evangelista Cardoso". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Mateus Evangelista leva a prata no salto em distância na classe T37" [Mateus Evangelista takes silver in the long jump in the T37 class]. O Dia (in Portuguese). iG. 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Mateus Evangelista é bronze no salto em distância T37" [Mateus Evangelista wins bronze in the long jump T37]. Terra (in Portuguese). 3 September 2024.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (10 August 2015). "Cuban becomes fastest female Para-athlete at Parapan American Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (11 August 2015). "America's Wallace breaks 100m world record to strike gold at Parapan American Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (20 July 2017). "Hermitage breaks world record as hosts Britain continue success at London 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (21 July 2017). "Moroccan breaks own world record to defend 400m title at World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Mateus Evangelista Cardoso at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Mateus Evangelista Cardoso at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mateus Evangelista Cardoso at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Mateus Evangelista at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
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