Antônio Delfino de Souza

Antônio Souza
	Delfino (back) at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Antônio Delfino de Souza
Born	11 August 1971 (age 53); Redenção do Gurguéia, Brazil
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Para athletics
Disability class	T46
Event	Sprint
Medal record
Representing Brazil
Paralympic Games
Parapan American Games

Antônio Delfino de Souza (born 11 August 1971) is a retired paralympic sprinter from Brazil. At the age of 17 de Souza had his right hand amputated after an accident at agricultural works. In 1992, he moved to Brasília, where he took up sprint running.^[1] He competed in T46 sprint events at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympics and won two gold and one silver medal in 2000 and 2004.^[2] He was selected as a final Paralympic torch bearer at the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.

References

^ ^a ^b "Antônio Delfino". brasil2016.gov.br (in Portuguese). Nome completo: Antônio Delfino de Sousa
^ "Antonio Souza". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.

External links

Antonio Souza at the International Paralympic Committee
Antonio Souza at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)

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[bio-1] "Antônio Delfino". brasil2016.gov.br (in Portuguese). Nome completo: Antônio Delfino de Sousa

[r1-2] "Antonio Souza". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.

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