Firmino Baptista is a

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from

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competing mainly in category T11 sprint events. Baptista competed in his first Paralympics in

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where he ran in the 100m and 200m, winning a silver medal in the 200m. He also competed in the following two Paralympics in

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but despite competing in the 100m, 200m and the 4 × 100 m was unable to win any further medals. profile on paralympic.org
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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Paralympic athletes for Portugal Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic silver medalists for Portugal Paralympic sprinters Portuguese blind people Portuguese male sprinters Black Portuguese sportspeople Visually impaired sprinters {{Portugal-Paralympic-medalist-stub