de SOUZA Vanessa Cristina

Date of Birth: 20 Nov 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T54

Place of birth: SAO PAULO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : PRAIA GRANDE

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 1500m - T54	8
	Women's 5000m - T54	8
	Women's Marathon - T54	12
	4x100m Universal Relay BRA Brazil

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 5000m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 100m Universal Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium	Women's Marathon - T54	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Physical Education - Metropolitan University of Santos, Brazil

Languages spoken:

Eduardo Leonel Martins [personal]

2018 for Brazil, Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland (globoesporte.globo.com, 24 Apr 2018)

She began practising athletics eight months after her motorcycle accident. (nauru.com.br, 08 Mar 2020)

While waiting at a bus stop, she was approached by a physical education teacher, who invited her to try Para sport. She initially tried javelin and discus, but later switched to wheelchair racing. (nauru.com.br, 08 Mar 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (globoesporte.globo.com, 24 Apr 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (paralympic.org, 06 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (nauru.com.br, 08 Mar 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nauru.com.br, 08 Mar 2020)

Impairment Details
Her left leg was amputated following a motorcycle accident when she was age 24. (nauru.com.br, 08 Mar 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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