BESERRA dos SANTOS Jeohsah

Brazil

Athletics

Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T44

Place of birth: PESQUEIRA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : PESQUEIRA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's High Jump - T64	4

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump	Men's High Jump - T64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	High Jump - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1.85

Nickname:

JShow (Facebook profile, 14 Sep 2019)

Hobbies:

Singing. (globo.com, 20 Sep 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Club name:

Associacao de Apoio a Pessoa com Deficiencia Peruibe [AAPDP] [Brazil]

Coach:

Glebia Galvao [personal]

Start:

He began practising athletics at age nine in Pesqueira, Brazil. He took up the high jump in late 2015. (pe.superesportes.com.br, 20 Jul 2016)

Reason:

His coach Glebia Galvao recognised his potential and convinced him to take up Para athletics. "I was asked to participate in athletics and I did not want to go, but from the moment I accepted the invitation I never stopped." (g1.globo.com, 03 Aug 2021; globo.com, 20 Sep 2018)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (g1.globo.com, 03 Aug 2021)

Training:

He trains in an abandoned dairy factory, using a donated mattress stood on a base of tires, canvas and wood as a landing mat, and a rope in place of a high jump crossbar. (g1.globo.com, 03 Aug 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing sixth in the T44 high jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (globo.com, 20 Sep 2018)

Influence:

Coach Glebia Galvao. (globo.com, 20 Sep 2018)

Philosophy:

"To reach the top, the ambition has to be great." (Facebook profile, 04 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T44, F44 (IPC, 03 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (globo.com, 20 Sep 2018)

Impairment Details
He was born with a malformation to his left foot. (globo.com, 20 Sep 2018)

General
TRAINING METHODS
He learned high jump by tying a string between two chairs and landing in a swimming pool despite not being able to swim, as he did not have the appropriate equipment. "After every jump, my coach handed me some floats to get out of the pool. That is the way I trained for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro." In 2021, he was training in an abandoned dairy factory with a makeshift landing mat made of a mattress, tires, wood and canvas, and a rope for a high jump crossbar. "We say that this is the factory of dreams. We visualise this place differently. We used to train at a school gym, but they had a lot of events and we would often spend a month not training." (g1.globo.com, 03 Aug 2021; globo.com, 20 Sep 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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