COSTA de OLIVEIRA Ricardo

Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T11

Place of birth: TRES LAGOAS

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : TRES LAGOAS

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Long Jump - T11	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Men's Long Jump - T11 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Long Jump - T11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6.52
6	100m - T11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11.44
World Championships
3	Long Jump - T11	2017	London, GBR	6.21
4	Long Jump - T11	2015	Doha, QAT	6.22
5	4x100m Relay - T11-13	2015	Doha, QAT	44.12
6	100m - T11	2017	London, GBR	11.60
7	100m - T11	2015	Doha, QAT	11.54
DNF	4x100m Relay - T11-13	2017	London, GBR	DNF

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Sporting relatives:

His sister Silvania Costa de Oliveira has represented Brazil in Para athletics. She won gold in the T11 long jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (cpb.org.br, 08 Jun 2017)

2015 for Brazil, World Championships in Doha, Qatar (brasil2016.gov.br, 04 Oct 2016)

He was affected by a knee injury during the Paralympic cycle for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (perfilnews.com.br, 06 Aug 2021)

He took up the sport in 2002 in Campo Grande, Brazil. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

He had always liked athletics. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jpnews.com.br, 28 May 2017)

His father. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

His sister Silvania. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
T11, F11 (IPC, 20 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (cpb.org.br, 08 Jun 2017)

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

Impairment Details
At age 11 he was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic eye condition that affects a person's central vision. (cpb.org.br, 08 Jun 2017)

General
SCHOOL HONOUR
A school in the Guaratiba neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was named after him in recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (paralympic.org, 04 Oct 2016)

Legend

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

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