Nathan Torquato
Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner
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Full name | Nathan Cesar Sodario Torquato | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) Praia Grande, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Cesar Sodario Torquato[a] (born 9 January 2001)[1] is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] In the final, his opponent Mohamed El-Zayat of Egypt was unable to compete due to injury and, as a result, Torquato was awarded the gold medal.[3]
In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4]
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References
- ^ "SODARIO TORQUATO Nathan Cesar". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Elzayat stretchered off twice as first Paralympic taekwondo champions are crowned". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut". Paralympic.org. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo Medalists" (PDF). 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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