JESUS Poliana

Brazil

Athletics

Date of Birth: 12 Feb 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F54

Place of birth: UBERABA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : UBERABA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F54	7
	Women's Javelin Throw - F54	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Women's Shot Put - F54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Javelin	Women's Javelin Throw - F54 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	Javelin Throw - F54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	13.96
6	Shot Put - F54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5.70

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Law - University of Uberaba [UNIUBE], Brazil

Family:

Partner Alberth

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Club name:

Associacao dos Deficientes Fisicos de Uberaba [ADEFU] [Brazil]

Start:

She took up the sport at age 11. (jmonline.com.br, 20 Dec 2009)

Reason:

"My mother forced me to take part. When I started, I complained of the strong sun, I didn't think I was cut out to compete. Luckily, I had the incentive from the right people." (jmonline.com.br, 20 Dec 2009)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (unimed.coop.br, 20 Sep 2020)

Influence:

Her mother. (unimed.coop.br, 20 Sep 2020)

Philosophy:

"Fear is an illusion." (Facebook profile, 06 Aug 2021)

Award:

In December 2020 she received a special recognition award from the Municipality of Uberaba, Brazil, for her contribution to Para athletics. (uberaba.mg.gov.br, 18 Dec 2020)

General Interest

Classification
F54 (IPC, 09 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; jmonline.com.br, 20 Dec 2009)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; jmonline.com.br, 20 Dec 2009)

Impairment Details
She was involved in a traffic accident at age four, which resulted in paraplegia. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; jmonline.com.br, 20 Dec 2009)

General
MEDAL UPGRADE
She originally finished third in the F54 javelin event at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, but in December 2020 she was upgraded to the silver medal position following the disqualification of US competitor Sebastiana Lopez for an anti-doping violation. (paralympic.org, 11 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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