Bruno Becker

Bruno Becker
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Becker da Silva
Born	17 November 1990 (age 35); Curitiba, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Phocomelia
Disability class	S2
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Brazil
Parapan American Games

Bruno Becker da Silva (born 17 November 1990) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions, he was born without his right arm and his legs are impaired. He is a triple Parapan American Games bronze medalist in freestyle swimming. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and became the first athlete from Rio do Sul to win a medal at the Parapan American Games and compete at the Paralympic Games.^[1]^[2]

Inspiration

Becker began training to swim after his younger brother Marcelo drowned in a waterfall in Atalanta at the age of thirteen. Bruno described his brother as an inspiration, motivating and "would be his right arm" which Bruno was born without.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Bruno Becker - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 17 June 2022.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Bruno Becker became the first athlete from Rio do Sul to win medal at the Parapan American Games (in Portuguese)". Vale do Itajai Noticias. 31 December 2020.
↑ "SC parathlete began swimming to overcome family trauma and ended up in the Paralympics (in Portuguese)". ndmais.com. 21 August 2021.
↑ "Sonho Olimpico (in Portuguese)". clicrbs.com. 17 June 2022.

[1] "Bruno Becker - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 17 June 2022.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Bruno Becker became the first athlete from Rio do Sul to win medal at the Parapan American Games (in Portuguese)". Vale do Itajai Noticias. 31 December 2020.

[3] "SC parathlete began swimming to overcome family trauma and ended up in the Paralympics (in Portuguese)". ndmais.com. 21 August 2021.

[4] "Sonho Olimpico (in Portuguese)". clicrbs.com. 17 June 2022.

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