de JESUS SANTOS Edneusa

Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1976

Age: 45

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T12

Place of birth: SALVADOR

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : RIO CLARO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 1500m - T13	9
	Women's Marathon - T12	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T13 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium	Women's Marathon - T12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	Marathon - T12	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:18:38

Occupation:

Massage Therapy - Metropolitan University of Santos, Brazil

Languages spoken:

Associacao dos Deficientes Visuais de Taubate e Vale do Paraiba [ADV-VALE] [Brazil]

Fabio Breda [national]

She began competing in Para athletics in 2012. (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 18 Sep 2016)

She became interested in athletics after watching the Sao Silvestre road race in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She was later discovered by runner Jose Alves dos Santos, who encouraged her to try Para sport. (g1.globo.com, 01 Oct 2016)

She runs around 100 kilometres a week. (jundiagora.com.br, 26 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Everything is going to be all right." (Facebook profile, 04 Aug 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T12, F12 (paralympic.org, 01 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (fpdc.org.br, 01 Jan 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (g1.globo.com, 01 Oct 2016)

Impairment Details
She was affected by rubella when she was a child, which caused low vision and a hearing impairment. (g1.globo.com, 01 Oct 2016)

Guide
Vilmar Roberto Dias (jundiagora.com.br, 26 Jul 2021)

Milestones

She became the first female athlete representing Brazil to win a medal in marathon at the Paralympic Games when she claimed bronze in the T12 race at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Aug 2019; g1.globo.com, 01 Oct 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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