Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo (born 16 March 2002), also known by his nickname Gabrielzinho, is a Brazilian paralympic swimmer.[1]
_smiling.jpg) Araújo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gabrielzinho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 2002 (age 22) Santa Luzia, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | S2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Araújo has phocomelia, which resulted in him having atrophied legs and no arms. He swims by undulating like a dolphin,[2] and has earned the nickname "rocketman" for his speed.[3] He began competing at 13 years old, and entered into the 2020 Summer Paralympics at 19,[2] where he won two gold medals and one silver medal.[3] In the 2024 Summer Paralympics he broke the world record for SM2 classification twice in one day[4] and went on to win three gold medals that year.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araujo - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Brazil's Gabrielzinho aims for Paralympic pool treble - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b "'Rocketman' Gabrielzinho wins third Paralympics swimming gold". France 24. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Sophie (1 September 2024). "2024 Paralympics: Gabriel dos Santos Araujo Breaks 150 IM SM2 World Record Twice In One Day". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Video: Brazil's Gabriel Araujo wins 3 gold medals at 2024 Paralympics". Deseret News. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympic swimmer born with short legs and no arms obliterates the competition leaving people stunned". UNILAD. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.