Jonathan de Souza Santos
Personal information
NicknameRomarinho
Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990
Maceió, Brazil
Height141 cm (4 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
Disability classF41, F40
Event(s)Shot put
Discus throw
ClubAssociacao Atletica Rosinha Santos
Coached byWalquiria da Silva Campelo
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Discus – F40
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 ChristchurchDiscus – F40
Gold medal – first place2013 LyonDiscus – F41
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonShot put – F41
Bronze medal – third place2015 DohaShot put – F41

Jonathan de Souza Santos (born 19 May 1990) is a Paralympian athlete from Brazil competing mainly in F41 classification throwing events.[1]

Athletics career

De Souza Santos first represented his country at a Paralympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, entering the F40 shot put event. His best throw of 10.53 saw him finish outside the medals in fifth place.[2] Success was to follow at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won his first Paralympic medal; a bronze in the F40 discus throw, recording a distance of 40.49 metres. As well as his Paralympic success, de Souza Santos won a silver in the discus at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch. After the London Games the International Paralympic Committee redefined the F40 classification, splitting it into two categories for athletes of short stature, and de Souza Santos was reclassified as a F41 athlete. As an F41 competitor he has achieved further success winning gold at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, along with a silver in the shot put. He added a further shot put bronze medal two years later in Doha.[2]

Personal history

De Souza Santos was born in Maceió, Brazil in 1990.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Santos, Jonathan de Souza". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "de Souza Santos, Jonatan". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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