FERREIRA SOARES Viviane

Date of Birth: 14 May 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T12

Place of birth: DUQUE DE CAXIAS

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 100m - T12
	Women's 200m - T12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T12 Round 1 - Heat 4	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T12 Semi-Final 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T12 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	100m - T13	2012	London, GBR	13.02
7	400m - T13	2012	London, GBR	1:05.96
World Championships
3	100m - T12	2019	Dubai, UAE	12.00
5	200m - T12	2019	Dubai, UAE	24.75

Vivi (oglobo.globo.com, 26 Aug 2011)

Husband Felipe Gomes

Languages spoken:

Nauru [Sao Paulo, BRA]

Fabio Dias De Oliveira Silva [personal], BRA

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Felipe Gomes has represented Brazil in Para athletics. He has won seven Paralympic medals, including gold in the T11-13 4x100m relay at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and gold in the T11 200m at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He has also won multiple world championship medals, including gold in the T11 200m at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Jun 2021; Facebook profile, 08 Sep 2019)

She took up Para athletics in 2006. (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; urece.org.br, 28 Oct 2011)

Coach Fabio Dias De Oliveira Silva saw potential in her and asked her parents if she could compete. (urece.org.br, 28 Oct 2011)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 22 Sep 2020)

In 2009 she was named Young Athlete of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (urece.org.br, 28 Oct 2011)

General Interest

Classification
T12, F12 (IPC, 15 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (paralympic.org, 18 Nov 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 09 Jun 2020; cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with hereditary glaucoma and has lost more than 80% of her sight. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 09 Jun 2020; cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019)

Guide
Newton Junior (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 13 Aug 2020)

General
CAREER BREAK
Due to an issue with her visual impairment classification, she was unable to compete in Para athletics for almost two years between 2013 and 2015. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 09 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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