Alex Douglas Pires da Silva (born 7 May 1990) was a Brazilian silver medalist in Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T46.[1][2] He is a past winner of the 2017 London Marathon for T46 athletes.[3] He has a congenital limb deficiency.

Alex Pires da Silva
Personal information
Full nameAlex Douglas Pires da Silva
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 (age 34)
Sport
SportPara athletics
DisabilityCongenital limb
Disability classT46
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Marathon T46

References

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  1. ^ "Alex Douglas Pires da Silva". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ "Glory for Michishita, golden sweep for Hug at Tokyo in marathon". Paralympic.org. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ London Marathon Hall of Fame
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