Claudiney Batista dos Santos
Batista at the 2016 paralympics
Personal information
Full nameClaudiney Batista dos Santos
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1978-11-13) 13 November 1978
Sport
Country Brazil
SportAthletics
Event(s)F57 Shot put
F57 Discus
F57 Javelin
ClubClube Amigos dos Deficientes
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2012
2016
Highest world rankingjavelin: 1st
Personal bestJavelin: 45.38 m
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F57
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F56
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Javelin throw F57/58
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F56
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Discus throw F56
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonJavelin throw F57/58
Silver medal – second place2015 DohaDiscus throw F57
Bronze medal – third place2013 LyonDiscus throw F57/58
Bronze medal – third place2015 DohaJavelin throw F57
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraJavelin throw F57/58
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaDiscus throw F56
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoDiscus throw F56
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoDiscus throw F51/52/53/57
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaShot put F57
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraDiscus throw F57/58

Claudiney Batista dos Santos (born 13 November 1978) is a Brazilian Paralympian athlete competing in category F57/T57 throwing events. He won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2012 Paralympics and a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2016 Rio Games.[1]

Career history

Batista was born able bodied, but after a road accident in May 2005 part of his left leg needed to be amputated. While in hospital he was visited by para-athletic organisations offering sport as a way to help in his recovery. He refused to accept their invitation for over two years, before changing his mind. In 2011 he was part of the Brazilian team which entered into the 2011 Parapan American Games. He entered the javelin and discus, both in the joint F57/58 class, winning the javelin and coming third in the discus.[2] He followed this by being selected for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering all three throwing events in the F57/58 class. In the discus, he threw a distance of 45.90m, which did not convert to enough points to see him onto the podium, finishing instead at fourth place.[3] In the shot put he finished seventh. His strongest event, the javelin, saw him record a distance of 45.38m, a new world record, only to see his rival, Iran's Mohammad Khalvandi, also throw a world record as a F58 athlete to snatch the gold from Batista dos Santos by 20 points.[4]

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, Batista dos Santos was again on the podium. He came third in the discus, taking bronze, and second in the javelin beaten again by Mohammad Khalvandi.

He was one of the 54 paralympians cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021. Other athletes included Rayane Soares (T13, low vision), Beth Gomes (F52), Jerusa Geber Dos Santos (T11), Cícero Valdiran (F57) and Thiago Paulino.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Claudiney Batista dos Santos Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ↑ "Golden Day for USA in Parapan Athletics". paralympic.org. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympic Games – Athletics: Men's Discus F57/58". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympic Games – Athletics: Men's Javelin F57/58". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Atletismo: velocistas fazem índices no 1ª dia de seletiva paralímpica". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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