- Source: Felipe Gomes (sprinter)
Felipe de Sousa Gomes (born 26 April 1986), known as Felipe Gomes, is a Paralympic athlete from Brazil. He mainly competes in category T11 sprint events. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he took the gold in the T11 200m sprint.
Career history
Gomes first competed in a Summer Paralympics in 2008 when he attended the games in Beijing. There he reached the finals of the 100m finishing eighth and although qualifying past the first round of the 200m he did not start the semi-finals due to injury. He was also part of the men's 4 × 100 m relay, though the team was disqualified in their first heat, and although scheduled to participate in the triple jump his injury forced him to retire before the event began. Four years later Gomes was reselected for Brazil when he competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. There he entered both the 100m and 200m T11 sprint events. He took bronze in the 100m and gold in the 200m.
In 2013, Gomes again represented Brazil when he attended the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France. There he entered the 100m sprint, finishing second to take the silver medal.
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Gomes earned a gold medal in the T11-13 4x100m relay and silver medals in the T11 100m, T11 200m and T11 400m events. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he competed in the T11 100m and T11 400m events. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Gomes competed in the T11 100m and T11 400m events.
References
External links
Felipe Gomes at the International Paralympic Committee Felipe da Sousa Gomes at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
Felipe de Souza Gomes at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)