Talisson Henrique Glock (born 13 February 1995) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer.[1] He represented Brazil at the Summer Paralympics in 2016 and in 2020. In total, he won one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2011, Glock represented Brazil at the Parapan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metre backstroke S6 event. Four years later, he won several medals at the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.
Glock represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 event.[1][3]
In 2018, he broke the national record in the men's 50 metre butterfly twice at the World Para Swimming World Series in São Paulo, Brazil, both in the heats and in the final.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Talisson Glock". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (12 September 2016). "Kindred wins seventh Paralympic gold medal as Britain enjoys successful day of swimming at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Brazilian brilliance delights home crowd in Sao Paulo". International Paralympic Committee. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- Talisson Glock at the International Paralympic Committee
- Talisson Glock at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)