Bruno Becker

Bruno Becker

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Becker da Silva
Born	(1990-11-17) 17 November 1990 Curitiba, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Phocomelia
Disability class	S2
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing Brazil Parapan American Games Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 50m freestyle S2 Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 100m freestyle S2 Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 200m freestyle S2

Bruno Becker da Silva (born 17 November 1990) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions, he was born without his right arm and his legs are impaired. He is a triple Parapan American Games bronze medalist in freestyle swimming. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and became the first athlete from Rio do Sul to win a medal at the Parapan American Games and compete at the Paralympic Games.

Inspiration

Becker began training to swim after his younger brother Marcelo drowned in a waterfall in Atalanta at the age of thirteen. Bruno described his brother as an inspiration, motivating and "would be his right arm" which Bruno was born without.