Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category.PINTO Dirceu . Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-17.Dirceu Jose Pinto. London 2012. Retrieved on 2016-08-17. At the 2016 Olympics he placed second in the mixed pairs.Dirceu Pinto . rio2016.com
He died from a congestive cardiac failure on April 1, 2020, at the age of 39.Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha. Globo Esporte
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