José Sayovo
Angolan Paralympic athlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Armando Sayovo (born 3 March 1973)[citation needed] is an Angolan Paralympic track and field athlete.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paralympic athletics | ||
| Representing Angola | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
| 2004 Athens | 100 m | |
| 2004 Athens | 200 m | |
| 2004 Athens | 400 m | |
| 2012 London | 400 m | |
| 2008 Beijing | 100 m | |
| 2008 Beijing | 200 m | |
| 2008 Beijing | 400 m | |
| 2012 London | 200 m | |
| All-Africa Games | ||
| 2011 Maputo | 400m T11 | |
He was the first person to win a Paralympic medal for the Republic of Angola after he won three gold medals, in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, at the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Athens.[1]
He represented Angola again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing,[2] and was his country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony. [3] He won three silver medals, in the men's 100m, 200m and 400m sprints.[4]
At the age of 39, he won a bronze medal in the 200m[5] and won a gold medal in the 400m at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London[6]
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