Igor Alex TOFALINI (BRA)
Brazil
Age:
41 years
Languages:
Portuguese
Federation:
BRAZILIAN CANOE CONFEDERATION
Biography
Further Personal Information
BIOGRAPHY
Classification
KL2
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (blogdochaguinhas.com.br, 29 Sep 2013)
Origin of Impairment
Acquired (blogdochaguinhas.com.br, 29 Sep 2013)
Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as the result of a rodeo accident in 2011. (blogdochaguinhas.com.br, 29 Sep 2013)
KL2
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (blogdochaguinhas.com.br, 29 Sep 2013)
Origin of Impairment
Acquired (blogdochaguinhas.com.br, 29 Sep 2013)
Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as the result of a rodeo accident in 2011. (blogdochaguinhas.com.br, 29 Sep 2013)
BIOGRAPHY
Tofalini bagged silver in the VL2 200m at Paris 2024. A two-time world champion, he finished ninth in the KL2 at Rio 2016. Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali is his hero and he runs a social project that provides free equestrian classes to riders with impairment on his family ranch.
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Sao Paulo
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
He took up the sport in 2013 at the IATE club in Londrina, Brazil.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
He liked the sport.
CLUB
IATE Clube [Londrina, BRA]
NAME OF COACH
Luiz Gustavo Teixera Fabricio dos Santos [national]
TRAINING REGIME
He trains six days a week at the University of Sao Paulo [USP] in Brazil.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
2016
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY
Germany
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION
Word Cup
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION
Duisburg
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
Placing 12th at the 2016 World Cup in Duisburg, Germany
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
Brazilian kayaker Gelson Moreira Souza
HERO/IDOL
US boxer Muhammad Ali
OTHER INFORMATION
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||||
| 14 | KL2 | 2016 | Duisburg, GER | 50.597 |
CLASSIFICATION
KL2
BEST RESULTS
Paralympics: Silver - 1; World Championships: Gold - 2, Silver - 2.
