Nathan Torquato
Torquato in 2019
Personal information
Full nameNathan Cesar Sodario Torquato
Born (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)
Praia Grande, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara taekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 61 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 63 kg

Nathan Cesar Sodario Torquato[a] (born 9 January 2001)[1] is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] In the final, his opponent Mohamed El-Zayat of Egypt was unable to compete due to injury and, as a result, Torquato was awarded the gold medal.[3]

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4]

Notes

  1. ^
    In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sodario and the second or paternal family name is Torquato.

References

  1. ^ "SODARIO TORQUATO Nathan Cesar". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Elzayat stretchered off twice as first Paralympic taekwondo champions are crowned". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut". Paralympic.org. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Taekwondo Medalists" (PDF). 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.


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