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Miguel Monteiro (athlete)

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Miguel Monteiro
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 23)
Viseu, Portugal
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityAchondroplasia
Disability classF40
EventShot put
ClubCasa do Povo de Mangualde
Turned pro2016
Coached byJoao Amaral Mendes
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Para-athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Shot put F40
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F40
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Shot put F40
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe Shot put F40
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris Shot put F40
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F40

Miguel Monteiro (born 23 December 2000) is a Portuguese Para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Portugal at the Paralympic Games.[1]

Career

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Monteiro represented Portugal in the shot put F40 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[2]

He qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics by winning a bronze medal in the shot put F40 event.[3] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the shot put F40 event.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Miguel Monteiro". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Miguel Monteiro". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "UAveiro student is the first Portuguese to qualify for the 2024 Paralympic Games". University of Aveiro. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Gold medal for Miguel Monteiro at the Paris Paralympics". University of Aveiro. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.


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