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Luiz Pereira (c. 1961 – 8 March 2022) was a Brazilian paralympic athlete who competed mainly in category THW4 throwing events.
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| Born | c. 1961 Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | THW4 | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, Javelin, Discus | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pereira was part of the Brazilian team that travelled to Barcelona for the 1992 Summer Paralympics. There he competed in all three throws, finishing ninth in the discus throw, seventh in the javelin throw, and winning in the shot put.[1]
Pereira died on 8 March 2022, at the age of 60.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Luiz Pereira". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ Morre Luiz Pereira, quinto maior medalhista do Brasil (in Portuguese)
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