What is Dirceu Pinto?
[[File:Dirceu Pinto Rio2016 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''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 Summer Paralympics|2008]] and [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Paralympics]] in the BC4 category.<ref>[http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=523&personid=1053402 PINTO Dirceu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061742/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=523&personid=1053402 |date=2016-03-04 }}. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120905081623/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/pinto-dirceu-jose-5500824/ Dirceu Jose Pinto]. London 2012. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.</ref> At the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Olympics]] he placed second in the mixed pairs.<ref>[https://www.rio2016.com/paralimpiadas/atleta/dirceu-pinto Dirceu Pinto] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202322/https://www.rio2016.com/paralimpiadas/atleta/dirceu-pinto |date=2016-09-22 }}. rio2016.com</ref> Pinto died from a [[Arrhythmia|heart arrhythmia]] on 1 April 2020 at the age of 39.<ref>[https://globoesporte.globo.com/paralimpiadas/noticia/aos-39-anos-morre-dirceu-pinto-bicampeao-paralimpico-de-bocha.ghtml Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha]. Globo Esporte {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto, Dirceu}} [[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)]] {{sports-bio-stub}}