Gabriel Araújo (swimmer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.
Gabriel Araújo
Araújo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo
NicknameGabrielzinho
National teamBrazil
Born16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) (age 22)
Santa Luzia, Brazil
Sport
Disability classS2
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S2
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S2
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 50 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100 m backstroke S2

Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo (born 16 March 2002), also known by his nickname Gabrielzinho, is a Brazilian paralympic swimmer.[1]

Araújo has phocomelia, which resulted in him having atrophied legs and no arms. He swims by undulating like a dolphin,[2] and has earned the nickname "rocketman" for his speed.[3] He began competing at 13 years old, and entered into the 2020 Summer Paralympics at 19,[2] where he won two gold medals and one silver medal.[3] In the 2024 Summer Paralympics he broke the world record for SM2 classification twice in one day[4] and went on to win three gold medals that year.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araujo - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil's Gabrielzinho aims for Paralympic pool treble - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "'Rocketman' Gabrielzinho wins third Paralympics swimming gold". France 24. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Sophie (1 September 2024). "2024 Paralympics: Gabriel dos Santos Araujo Breaks 150 IM SM2 World Record Twice In One Day". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Video: Brazil's Gabriel Araujo wins 3 gold medals at 2024 Paralympics". Deseret News. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Paralympic swimmer born with short legs and no arms obliterates the competition leaving people stunned". UNILAD. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.