Carlos Amaral Ferreira

Carlos Amaral Ferreira
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Paralympic Games
Track and field (T10/T11)
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyMarathon - T11
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney10000m - T11
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens10000m - T11
Silver medal – second place2004 AtlantaMarathon - T11
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta10000m - T10
IPC European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 Stadskanaal1500m - T11
Bronze medal – third place2014 Swansea5000m - T11
Football
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaFootball 7-a-side

Carlos Amarel Ferreira (born 28 November 1966 in Porto, Portugal) is a Paralympic track and field athlete from Portugal competing mainly in category T10/T11, visually-impaired, long-distance running events.

He competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won a silver medal in the men's Football 7-a-side event. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States, he changed sports to compete in athletics. There he finished sixth in the men's 5000 metres T10 event and won a bronze medal in the men's 10000 metres T10 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, winning a gold medal in the men's Marathon T11 event and a silver medal in the men's 10000 metres T11 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, winning a silver medal in the men's 10000 metres T11 event and a silver medal in the men's Marathon T11 event.

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