Gabriel Araújo (swimmer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.

Gabriel Araújo

Araújo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo
Nickname	Gabrielzinho
National team	Brazil
Born	16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) (age 22) Santa Luzia, Brazil
Sport
Disability class	S2
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 200 m freestyle S2 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S2 2024 Paris 200 m freestyle S2 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S2 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S2 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S2 World Championships 2022 Madeira 200 m freestyle S2 2022 Madeira 50 m backstroke S2 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S2 2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S2 2023 Manchester 50 m backstroke S2 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S2 Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago 50 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 100 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 200 m freestyle S2 2023 Santiago 50 m backstroke S2 2023 Santiago 100 m backstroke S2

Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo (born 16 March 2002), also known by his nickname Gabrielzinho, is a Brazilian paralympic swimmer.

Araújo has phocomelia, which resulted in him having atrophied legs and no arms. He swims by undulating like a dolphin, and has earned the nickname "rocketman" for his speed. He began competing at 13 years old, and entered into the 2020 Summer Paralympics at 19, where he won two gold medals and one silver medal. In the 2024 Summer Paralympics he broke the world record for SM2 classification twice in one day and went on to win three gold medals that year.

External links

• Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araujo at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
• Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araujo at the International Paralympic Committee
• Gabriel Geraldo Dos Santos Araújo at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)