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Luís Gonçalves
Personal information
Born (1987-10-12) October 12, 1987 (age 37)
Portalegre, Portugal
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Portugal
SportAthletics
DisabilityVisual impairment
Disability classT12
Event(s)Sprints (100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay)
ClubSporting CP
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Portugal
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 400m T12
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m T12
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 400m T12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 400m T12
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 200m T12
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 4x100m relay T11–13
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 200m T12
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 400m T12
Silver medal – second place 2012 Stadskanaal 4x100m relay T11-13
Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea 400m T12
Silver medal – second place 2016 Grosseto 4x100m relay T11–13
Updated on 12 June 2020

Luís Gonçalves (born 12 October 1987) is a Portuguese visually-impaired sprint runner, who competes mainly in category T12 events.

Career

Gonçalves made his senior international debut in 2007 at the IBSA World Championships in São Paulo, Brazil. The following year, he achieved his first major result by winning a silver medal in the men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.

At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, Gonçalves won the 400 metres T12 and consequently his first-ever gold medal. He also secured two silver medals in the 200 metres T12 and 4 × 100 metres relay T11–13 events.

In 2015, Gonçalves won his second 400 metres gold medal at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar. The following year, Gonçalves added a second Paralympic medal to his tally, winning the 400 metres T12 bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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