José Armando Sayovo (born 3 March 1973)[citation needed] is an Angolan Paralympic track and field athlete.
Medal record | ||
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Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing Angola | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | 100 m | |
2004 Athens | 200 m | |
2004 Athens | 400 m | |
2012 London | 400 m | |
2008 Beijing | 100 m | |
2008 Beijing | 200 m | |
2008 Beijing | 400 m | |
2012 London | 200 m | |
All-Africa Games | ||
2011 Maputo | 400m T11 |
He was the first person to win a Paralympic medal for the Republic of Angola after he won three gold medals, in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, at the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Athens.[1]
He represented Angola again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing,[2] and was his country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony. [3] He won three silver medals, in the men's 100m, 200m and 400m sprints.[4]
At the age of 39, he won a bronze medal in the 200m[5] and won a gold medal in the 400m at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London[6]
Notes
edit- ^ Angola at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
- ^ "Le Secrétaire général du comité paralympique angolais à Pékin", Agencia AngolaPress, August 21, 2008
- ^ Official list of flagbearers Archived 2008-09-09 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the International Paralympic Committee
- ^ List of medallists for Angola Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ " Sayovo wins bronze in London2012 Paralympics Games", Agencia AngolaPress, September 5, 2012
- ^ " Winning of gold medal in London Paralympics marks 2012, Agencia AngolaPress, December 26, 2012