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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T11, F11
Guide
Gabriel Aparecido dos Santos Garcia
Further personal information
Family
Husband Luiz Henrique Barbosa da Silva
Residence
Presidente Prudente, BRA
Languages
Portuguese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up athletics at age 19 in Rio Branco, Brazil.
Why this sport?
She was invited to take up athletics by a friend.
Club / Team
Associacao do Desporto Adaptado de Presidente Prudente [ADAPP]: Brazil
Name of coach
Luiz Henrique Barbosa Da Silva [husband]
International debut
Year
2005
Competing for
Brazil
Location
São Paulo, BRA
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at both the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, and the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 03 Jan 2020)
Injuries
She injured her right thigh while competing at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (diariodaregiao.com.br, 29 Oct 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"You have to learn how to be gracious in both victory and defeat." (Athlete, 30 Nov 2010)
Famous relatives
Her husband Luiz Henrique da Silva has acted as her guide in past tournaments. (conteudo.solutudo.com.br, 13 Sep 2019)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (globoesporte.globo.com, 30 Mar 2021)
Impairment
She was born with cataracts. At age four she had surgery on a congenital cataract, and at age eight she developed glaucoma. She lost her vision completely at age 18. (conteudo.solutudo.com.br; 13 Sep 2019; cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; agencia.ac.gov.br, 18 Oct 2012)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m T11 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Women's 200 m T11 | Final A | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-22 | 1 | |
| Women's 200 m T11 | Final | 2011-01-23 | 2 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Heat 3 | 2011-01-24 | 1 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Final | 2011-01-25 | 2 | |
| Women's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final | 2011-01-28 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-01 | 1 | |
| Women's 200 m T11 | Final Round | 2012-09-02 | 2 | |
| Women's 400 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-02 | 9999 | |
| Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-02 | 2 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-04 | 1 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m T11 | Semifinal 2 | 2013-07-22 | 2 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Final 1 | 2013-07-23 | 2 | |
| Women's 200 m T11 | Semifinal 3 | 2013-07-26 | 2 | |
| Women's 200 m T11 | Final 1 | 2013-07-27 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 m T11 | Heat 2 | 2015-10-22 | 4 | |
| Women's 400 m T11 | Final 1 | 2015-10-23 | 4 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Semifinal 2 | 2015-10-27 | 3 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-27 | 5 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Final 1 | 2015-10-28 | 2 | |
| Women's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final 1 | 2015-10-31 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m T11 | Heat 4 | 2016-09-08 | 1 | |
| Women's 100 m T11 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-09 | 2 | |
| Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-12 | 1 | |
| Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-12 | 3 |