ROCHA MACHADO Raissa

Date of Birth: 17 May 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F56

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw - F56	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Javelin	Women's Javelin Throw - F56 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	Javelin Throw - F56	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	18.57
World Championships
2	Javelin Throw - F56	2015	Doha, QAT	18.82
3	Javelin Throw - F56	2019	Dubai, UAE	22.28

Boto (Facebook profile, 05 Nov 2020)

Languages spoken:

Joao Paulo Alves da Cunha

She took up athletics at age 13 in Uberaba, Brazil. (revistaglamour.globo.com, 15 May 2019)

"For a long time, I participated in gymnastics and athletics competitions. And if you ask me which one I liked best, I think it was the first one. But the more time went by, the more coaches told me to focus on athletics. At the age of 14, I was told that I would be a future athlete and could make my family proud." (revistaglamour.globo.com, 15 May 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 17 Apr 2020)

Brazilian artistic gymnast Daiane dos Santos. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 17 Apr 2020)

Philosophy:

"Having a physical impairment does not mean that I am unable to get where I want to." (revistaglamour.globo.com, 15 May 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T54, F56 (IPC, 10 Apr 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with a congenital malformation to her lower limbs. (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019)

General
MOTIVATION
She did not achieve the results she had hoped for at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I trained hard. I really wanted to win and put a lot of pressure on myself. I was 20 years old and when I got there, with so many people watching me in a competition in Brazil, it was shocking. I had to learn that losing is also important. I almost fell into a depression after Rio, but I realised that until then, I had not appreciated my potential. This defeat made me look at the sport in another way." (revistaglamour.globo.com, 15 May 2019)

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Legend

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

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