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Brazilian para table tennis player

Luiz Algacir Silva
Personal information
Full nameLuiz Algacir Vergílio da Silva
Born(1973-03-23)23 March 1973
Curitiba, Brazil
Died23 January 2010(2010-01-23) (aged 36)
Curitiba, Brazil
Sport
Country Brazil
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC3
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's teams C3
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Mexico City Men's teams C3
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's singles C3
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's teams C3
Para Pan-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Buenos Aires Men's teams C3
Gold medal – first place 2003 Brasilia Men's singles C3
Gold medal – first place 2003 Brasilia Men's teams C3
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mar del Plata Men's teams C1-3
Silver medal – second place 2001 Buenos Aires Men's open singles wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 2001 Buenos Aires Men's singles C3
Silver medal – second place 2003 Brasilia Men's open singles wheelchair

Luis Algacir Vergílio da Silva (23 March 1973 – 23 January 2010) was a Brazilian para table tennis player. His highest rank was world number six in January 2005 in sports category 3 and has won his table tennis titles with Welder Knaf.

He died of cancer aged 36 in his hometown of Curitiba.

References

  1. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  2. "IPTTF Profile – Luis Algacir Silva". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 25 March 2019.
  3. "Note of Death". Brazil Paralympic Committee. 23 January 2010.


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