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Dirceu Pinto

Dirceu Pinto

Brazilian Paralympic boccia player (1980–2020)

Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.[3]

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He died from a congestive cardiac failure on April 1, 2020, at the age of 39.[4]

References

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    PINTO Dirceu Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
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    Dirceu Jose Pinto. London 2012. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.
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    Dirceu Pinto Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
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    Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese)


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