Fábio da Silva Bordignon

Fábio da Silva Bordignon (born 20 June 1992) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete competing in T35-classification events.^[1] He won two silver medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Fábio da Silva Bordignon

Fábio da Silva Bordignon (2016)
Personal information
Born	(1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	T35
Events	100 metres 200 metres
Medal record Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T35 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m T35 World Championships 2017 London 200 m T35 2023 Paris 100 m T35 2023 Paris 200 m T35 Parapan American Games 2019 Lima 100 m T35 2019 Lima 200 m T35 2023 Santiago 200 m T35

Career

He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medals in both the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events.^[1] In both events, the gold and bronze medals were won by Ihor Tsvietov and Hernan Barreto respectively.

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, United Kingdom, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T35 event with a time of 26.94.^[2][3]

At the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T35 event and the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T35 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he finished in 4th place in both the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events.^[4][5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Brazil
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	100 m	12.66s
			2nd	200 m	26.01s
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	200 m	26.94s
2019	Parapan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	100 m
			3rd	200 m
2023	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	100 m	12.59s
			3rd	200 m	25.40s

References

1. "Fabio da Silva Bordignon". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
2. "2017 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's 200m T35 Final" (PDF). IPC. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
3. Etchells, Daniel (19 July 2017). "Australian teenager steals show on day six of World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
4. "Men's 100 metres – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
5. "Men's 200 metres – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fábio Bordignon.

• Fabio da Silva Bordignon at the International Paralympic Committee
• at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)