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José Sayovo

José Sayovo

Angolan Paralympic athlete

José Armando Sayovo (born 3 March 1973)[citation needed] is an Angolan Paralympic track and field athlete.

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He was the first person to win a Paralympic medal for the Republic of Angola after he won three gold medals, in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, at the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Athens.[1]

He represented Angola again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing,[2] and was his country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony. [3] He won three silver medals, in the men's 100m, 200m and 400m sprints.[4]

At the age of 39, he won a bronze medal in the 200m[5] and won a gold medal in the 400m at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London[6]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Angola at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
  2. [2]
    "Le Secrétaire général du comité paralympique angolais à Pékin", Agencia AngolaPress, August 21, 2008
  3. [3]
    Official list of flagbearers Archived 2008-09-09 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the International Paralympic Committee
  4. [4]
    List of medallists for Angola Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
  5. [5]
    " Sayovo wins bronze in London2012 Paralympics Games", Agencia AngolaPress, September 5, 2012
  6. [6]
    " Winning of gold medal in London Paralympics marks 2012, Agencia AngolaPress, December 26, 2012


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