Alessandro Rodrigo Silva

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1] He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event.[1][2] He also competed in the men's shot put F12 event where he finished in 10th place.[1]

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva

Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Vision impairment
Disability class	F11
Event(s)	Discus throw Shot put
Medal record Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F11 World Championships 2017 London Discus throw F11 2019 Dubai Discus throw F11 2019 Dubai Shot put F11 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Discus throw F11 2015 Toronto Shot put F11/12 2019 Lima Discus throw F11 2019 Lima Shot put F11

At the 2017 World Championships he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event. Two years later at the 2019 World Championships he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F11 event.[3][4]