Dirceu Pinto

Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player. He had muscular dystrophy. He won an individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category.PINTO Dirceu . Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.Dirceu Jose Pinto. London 2012. Retrieved on 2016-08-17. At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.Dirceu Pinto . rio2016.com

Pinto died from a heart arrhythmia on 1 April 2020 at the age of 39.Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha. Globo Esporte 

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Category:1980 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Deaths from cardiac arrhythmia
Category:Brazilian sportspeople with disabilities
Category:Boccia players
Category:Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)