CANDIDA da SILVA Rejane

Date of Birth: 21 Oct 1976

Age: 44

Gender: Female

Sport Class: W1

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : BRAZIL

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Archery	Women's Individual - W1	9
	Mixed Team - W1 BRA Brazil	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yumenoshima Ranking Field	Women's Individual - W1 Ranking Round	Finished
	Yumenoshima Final Field	Mixed Team - W1 Quarterfinal #28 BRA Brazil 126 CZE Czech Republic 131	Finished
	Yumenoshima Final Field	Women's Individual - W1 1/8 Elimination #104 BRA CANDIDA da SILVA RCANDIDA da SILVA Rejane Sport Class: W1 107 GBR RUMARY VRUMARY Victoria Sport Class: W1 115	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

WHEELCHAIR TENNIS

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
R16	Doubles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
R32	Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
ParaPan American Games
WR	Doubles	2015	Toronto, ON, CAN
SF	Doubles	2019	Lima, PER
R16	Singles	2019	Lima, PER
R16	Singles	2015	Toronto, ON, CAN

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Other sports:

She claimed a gold medal in the wheelchair tennis women's doubles at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (globoplay.globo.com, 08 Aug 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Aug 2021)

In 2019 she underwent surgery in her spine which was complicated by an infection and kept her in the hospital for more than three months. (globoplay.globo.com, 08 Aug 2021)

She took up Para archery in September 2020. She had previously played wheelchair tennis. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

She decided to find a new sport after undergoing back surgery in 2019. (globoplay.globo.com, 08 Aug 2021)

To become the world's number one player. (globoplay.globo.com, 08 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
W1 (World Archery, 31 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 01 Aug 2016)

General
SWITCH OF SPORT
She had to stop her career in wheelchair tennis after back surgery kept her in hospital for over three months in 2019. She opted for Para archery in September 2020. "I began imagining myself back once again in my active life. I knew that I would have many events in which I could take part if I could show a positive result in the short term." (globoplay.globo.com, 08 Aug 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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