Manuel Mendes (athlete)

{{short description|Portuguese Paralympic athlete}}

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{{Medal|Country| {{POR}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Paralympic Games }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Marathon T46 }}

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Manuel Mendes is a Portuguese Paralympic athlete.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/manuel-mendes|title=Manuel Mendes|website=paralympic.org|access-date=22 February 2020|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}} He represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon T46 event.{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Liam|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1041785/hug-secures-second-paralympic-gold-as-mcfadden-denied-fifth-title-on-marathon-day-at-rio-2016|title=Hug secures second Paralympic gold as McFadden denied fifth title on marathon day at Rio 2016|date=18 September 2016|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=22 February 2020}} In 2019, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan after finishing in tenth place in his event at the 2019 London Marathon in London, United Kingdom. He competed in the men's marathon T46 event.