Paulo de Almeida Coelho
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 1500 m -B1
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 1500 m - T10
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 5000 m - T10
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 1500 m - T11
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 5000 m - B1
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 800 m - T10
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 800 m - B1

Paulo de Almeida Coelho, ComIH[1][2] is a Paralympic track and field athlete from Portugal competing mainly in category T11 track running events.

He competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres T11 event, a silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay T11-T13 event and a bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres T10 event. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, a gold medal in the men's 100 metres T13 event, a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres T10 event, a silver medal in the men's 5000 metres T10 event and finished sixteenth in the men's 10000 metres T10 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres T11 event. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished fifth in the men's 1500 metres T11 event and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres T10 event.

References

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  2. ↑ "Presidente da República condecorou Nelson Évora, Rui Silva, Francis Obikwelu, Carlos Lopes e Paulo Coelho | Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo". Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.


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