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Miguel Monteiro
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 23)
Viseu, Portugal
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportParalympic athletics
Disabilityshort stature (achondroplasia)
Disability classF40
EventShot put
ClubCasa do Povo de Mangualde
Turned pro2016
Coached byJoao Amaral Mendes
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Para-athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F40
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Shot put F40
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe Shot put F40
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F40

Miguel Monteiro (born 23 December 2000) is a Portuguese Paralympic athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Portugal at the Paralympic Games.[1]

Career[edit]

Monteiro represented Portugal in the men's shot put F40 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[2]

He qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics by winning a bronze medal in the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's shot put.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miguel Monteiro". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Miguel Monteiro". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "UAveiro student is the first Portuguese to qualify for the 2024 Paralympic Games". University of Aveiro. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Monteiro_(athlete)

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