Alessandro Rodrigo Silva

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (born 28 August 1984) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.^[1]

Alessandro Rodrigo Silva

Alessandro Rodrigo Silva in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva
Nickname	Gigante
Born	(1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 41) Santo André, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para athletics
Disability	Toxoplasmosis
Disability class	F11, F12
Events	Discus throw Shot put
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F11 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F11 2020 Tokyo Shot put F11 World Championships 2017 London Discus throw F11 2019 Dubai Discus throw F11 2023 Paris Discus throw F11 2025 New Delhi Discus throw F11 2019 Dubai Shot put F11 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Discus throw F11 2015 Toronto Shot put F11/12 2019 Lima Discus throw F11 2019 Lima Shot put F11 2023 Santiago Discus throw F11

Career

He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event.^[1][2][3] He also competed in the shot put F12 event where he finished in 10th place.^[1][4]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event and the bronze medal in the shot put F11 event.^[5][6][7] He again won the gold medal in the discus throw F11 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.