Yeltsin Jacques

Yeltsin Jacques

Jacques at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Born	(1991-09-21) September 21, 1991
Education	Anhanguera Educacional[1]
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T12
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m
Medal record Representing  Brazil IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon 1500 m T12 2013 Lyon 800 m T12 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto 1500 m T12 2015 Toronto 5000 m T12

Yeltsin Ortega Jacques (born September 21, 1991) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic runner named after the former Russian president Boris Yeltsin. He won the 1500 m and 5000 m events at the 2015 Parapan American Games, placing 5th–11th at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He also medaled in the 800 m and 1500 m events at the 2013 World Championships.^{[1] [2]}

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