RODRIGUES GOMES Elizabeth

Date of Birth: 15 Jan 1965

Age: 56

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F52

Place of birth: SANTOS

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SANTOS

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Discus Throw - F53	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Discus/Club	Women's Discus Throw - F53 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	Discus Throw - F53	2019	Dubai, UAE	16.89
3	Shot Put - F54	2015	Doha, QAT	6.53
5	Shot Put - F55	2017	London, GBR	6.83
5	Women's Discus Throw F54/55/56	2013	Lyon, FRA	14.81
5	Shot Put - F54	2013	Lyon, FRA	6.14
6	Javelin Throw - F54	2015	Doha, QAT	11.70
8	Discus Throw - F55	2017	London, GBR	15.41
10	Women's Javelin Throw F54/55/56	2013	Lyon, FRA	9.83
12	Discus Throw - F55	2015	Doha, QAT	15.52

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
10	Women	2008	Beijing, CHN
World Championships
10	Women	2010	Birmingham, GBR

Beth (Facebook page, 05 Feb 2021)

Languages spoken:

Portuguese, Spanish

Fast Wheels [BRA] / Associacao Santista Paradesportiva [BRA] / Santos Futebol Clube [BRA]

Rosiane Farias Da Silva [personal], BRA, from 2012

Other sports:

She represented Brazil in wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Jul 2017; atribuna.com.br, 18 Jun 2016)

2006 for Brazil (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

In 2017 she sustained an injury that affected the left side of her body and required her to change her technique. (cpb.org.br, 26 Apr 2018)

She began training in Para athletics in 2012 at the Fast Wheels club in Santos, Brazil. She previously competed in wheelchair basketball and retired in 2010. (atribuna.com.br, 18 Jul 2016; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015; lmc.org.br, 26 May 2015)

"It brought me quality of life and professionalism." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 18 Dec 2019)

Brazilian basketball player Hortencia Marcari. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

She received the 2019 Best Athlete of the Year award from the Brazilian Paralympic Committee. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 18 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F52 (IPC, 02 Apr 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (cpb.org.br, 08 Jun 2017)

Impairment Details
She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1993. (globoesporte.globo.com, 05 Oct 2019; cpb.org.br, 08 Jun 2017)

General
RECLASSIFICATION
In 2018 she was reclassified from F55 to F52 by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. "This situation now is very different for me because my multiple sclerosis is getting worse. My power is decreasing and the movement in my hand is getting worse, so I have to throw in a different way. I fight every day against this disease; I live every day like the last one. I am very happy to show people that we have the capacity to do whatever we want to do." (paralympic.org, 15 Jun 2018)

SPORTSWOMAN
She worked as a municipal guard in Santos, Brazil, and played volleyball at the city's Civil Servant Games prior to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1993. She began playing wheelchair basketball in 1996 at Reboucas Sports and Recreation Complex in Santos. "They told me I couldn't do anything else. I did not accept that, I had a very active life and loved sports. In 1996 I got to know wheelchair basketball and finally found a reason to go on with my life." (atribuna.com.br, 21 Dec 2018; lmc.org.br, 26 May 2015)

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Legend

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

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