André Andrade (athlete)

For other people named André Andrade, see André Andrade (disambiguation).

André Andrade is a Paralympic athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T13 sprints events.

André Andrade

Personal information
Born	1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Disability class	T13
Medal record Track and field (athletics) Representing Brazil Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 200 m - T13 2000 Sydney 100 m - T13 2000 Sydney 200 m - T13 2004 Athens 100 m - T13 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100m - T13 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m - T13 2011 Guadalajara 100m - T13 2011 Guadalajara 200m - T13 2011 Guadalajara 400m - T13

André has competed in the sprint events at three consecutive Paralympics in 2000 he competed in the 400m and won silvers in both the 100m and 200m. In the 2004 Summer Paralympics he was part of the unsuccessful Brazilian T11-13 4 × 100 m relay team but did improve to gold in the T13 100m and silver in the 200m. He again competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m in 2008 but this time failed to win any medals.

External links

• André Andrade at Paralympic.org
• André Andrade at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Andre Andrade of Brazil celebrates winning the Gold medal in the Men's 200m T13 final during the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games