BARBOSA Nelia

Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Sport Class: KL3

Place of birth: LISBON

Birth Country:

Portugal

Place of residence : SUCY-EN-BRIE

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Heat 2 #16	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Final A #47	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2019	Szeged, HUN	49.14
European Championships
2	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2021	Duisburg, GER	52.746
2	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2019	Poznan, POL	51.307

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, French

Red Star Club [RSCC] [Champigny-sur-Marne, FRA]

Eric Le Leuch [national]; Benoit Chantry [personal]

She took up the sport at age 12 in Champigny-sur-Marne, France. (leparisien.fr, 31 May 2019; diamonds-academy.fr, 2020)

She was looking for a sport she could practise outdoors near Paris, France. "Little by little this sport became my passion." After she got her right leg amputated she had to wait for six months to return to paddling. (diamonds-academy.fr, 2020)

To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (leparisien.fr, 31 May 2019)

Winning silver at the 2019 European Championships in Poznan, Poland. (champigny94.fr, 01 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"After my experience, I am a testimony that a person with an impairment is not a defeated person. Work and never quit." (champigny94.fr, 29 Aug 2019, 01 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
KL3 (ICF, 23 Sep 2020)

Impairment Details
She was born with neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that creates tumours in the nervous system. The condition resulted in a tumour in her right ankle that led to the amputation of her lower leg in November 2017. (leparisien.fr, 31 May 2019)

General
ECO-FRIENDLY AMBITIONS
She says she wants to create eco-friendly sporting apparel in the future. "[I am] very interested in the planet's future. I would like to create quality clothing and sporting accessories that may be durable with eco-friendly materials." She attends a technical college with a focus on product design. (champigny94.fr, 29 Aug 2019)

FROM PORTUGAL TO FRANCE
Born in Portugal, in 2007 she and her family relocated to Sucy-en-Brie, France. (champigny94.fr, 01 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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