Miguel Monteiro (athlete)

Miguel Monteiro (born 23 December 2000) is a Portuguese Para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Portugal at the Paralympic Games.^[1]

Miguel Monteiro

Personal information
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 24) Viseu, Portugal
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Achondroplasia
Disability class	F40
Event	Shot put
Club	Casa do Povo de Mangualde
Turned pro	2016
Coached by	Joao Amaral Mendes
Medal record Representing  Portugal Para-athletics Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Shot put F40 2020 Tokyo Shot put F40 World Championships 2017 London Shot put F40 2024 Kobe Shot put F40 2025 New Delhi Shot put F40 2023 Paris Shot put F40 European Championships 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F40

Career

Monteiro represented Portugal in the shot put F40 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.^[2]

He qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics by winning a bronze medal in the shot put F40 event.^[3] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the shot put F40 event.^[4]