Yeltsin Jacques

Yeltsin Jacques
	Jacques at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Full name	Yeltsin Francisco Ortega Jacques
Born	21 September 1991 (age 32)
Education	Anhanguera Educacional
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Para athletics
Disability class	T12
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m
Medal record
Representing Brazil
Summer Paralympics
World Championships
Parapan American Games

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[edit]

Media related to Yeltsin Jacques at Wikimedia Commons

Yeltsin Jacques at the International Paralympic Committee
Yeltsin Jacques at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
Yeltsin Francisco ORTEGA at World Athletics
Yeltsin Jacques on Instagram

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[2] This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ortega and the second or paternal family name is Jacques.

[bio-1] "ORTEGA JACQUES Yeltsin". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015.

[rio-3] "Yeltsin Jacques". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. ^{[dead link]}

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