Miguel Monteiro (born 23 December 2000) is a Portuguese Para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Portugal at the Paralympic Games.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born | 23 December 2000 Viseu, Portugal |
| Sport | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability | Achondroplasia |
| Disability class | F40 |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | Casa do Povo de Mangualde |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Coached by | Joao Amaral Mendes |
Career
editMonteiro 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
edit- ^ "Miguel Monteiro". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UAveiro student is the first Portuguese to qualify for the 2024 Paralympic Games". University of Aveiro. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Gold medal for Miguel Monteiro at the Paris Paralympics". University of Aveiro. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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