Jose Alves
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Jose Alves is a Paralympic athlete
from Portugal
. He mainly competes in category T13 sprint events.
He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics
in Sydney
, Australia
. There he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay T11-T13 event, a bronze medal in the men's 400 metres T13 event, went out in the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres T13 event and went out in the semi-finals of the men's 200 metres T13 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
in Athens
, Greece
. , a bronze medal in the men's 400 metres T13 event, he did not finish in the men's 200 metres T13 event and with the rest of the Portuguese relay team went out in the first round of the men's 4 x 100 metres T11-13 event
Track and field
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from Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. He mainly competes in category T13 sprint events.
He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
in Sydney
Sydney
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, Australia
Australia
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. There he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay T11-T13 event, a bronze medal in the men's 400 metres T13 event, went out in the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres T13 event and went out in the semi-finals of the men's 200 metres T13 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
in Athens
Athens
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, Greece
Greece
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. , a bronze medal in the men's 400 metres T13 event, he did not finish in the men's 200 metres T13 event and with the rest of the Portuguese relay team went out in the first round of the men's 4 x 100 metres T11-13 event