Teófilo Freitas

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Teófilo Freitas (born May 28, 1993 ) is a track and field athlete from East Timor .

In 2016, Freitas won the national championships in the 400 meter race, as well as the ASEAN Para Games 2017 in Malaysia over 400 and 800 meters.

At the Para-Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta , Freitas won the final race over 400 meters in the T37 class and thus the first gold medal for East Timor at the Para-Asian Games . He completed the route with a new Asian record time in 53.14 seconds. In the run-up he had needed 54.01 seconds. In the same games he then won gold over 1500 meters (class T37 / 38) in 00: 04: 32.74.

On December 3, 2018, Freitas was awarded the East Timor Medal of Merit.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Asian Para Games 2018: Personal Information - Teófilo Freitas , accessed on October 12, 2018
  2. ↑ Lusa: Timorese athlete wins gold medal and beats Asian record in the 400 m , October 11, 2018 , accessed on October 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Asian Para Games 2018: Results Men's 1500M T37 / 38 , accessed October 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ The President's Facebook page: PREZIDENTE REPÚBLIKA KONDEKORA TÉOFILO NO PASCOELA HO MEDALHA DE MÉRITO , December 3, 2018 , accessed on December 3, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Freitas, Teófilo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese Paralympian participant
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1993