Yeltsin Jacques
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 Jacques at the 2015 Parapan American Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yeltsin Francisco Ortega Jacques | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Anhanguera Educacional[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11, T12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yeltsin Francisco Ortega Jacques[a] (born 21 September 1991) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic runner named after the former Russian president Boris Yeltsin.
Career
[edit]He won the 1500 m and 5000 m events at the 2015 Parapan American Games, placing 5th–11th at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He also medaled in the 800 m and 1500 m events at the 2013 World Championships.[1] [2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ortega and the second or paternal family name is Jacques.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ORTEGA JACQUES Yeltsin". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Yeltsin Jacques". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. [dead link]
External links
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Media related to Yeltsin Jacques at Wikimedia Commons
- Yeltsin Francisco Ortega at World Athletics
- Yeltsin Francisco Ortega Jacques at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
- Yeltsin Jacques at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Yeltsin Jacques at the International Paralympic Committee
- Yeltsin Jacques at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Yeltsin Jacques on Instagram
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