VIEIRA de PAULA Giovane

Date of Birth: 24 Feb 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Sport Class: KL3,VL3

Place of birth: APUCARANA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : LONDRINA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3	12
	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Heat 2 #8	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Heat 1 #17	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Semi-final 1 #25	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Final B #32	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Semi-final 2 #42	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Final A #49	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
12	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2019	Szeged, HUN	43.44
13	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	43.963

Pantera Negra [Black Panther]. (portaldacanoagem.com.br, 04 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Iate Clube de Londrina [Brazil]

Thiago Pupo, BRA; Gelson Moreira de Souza [club]

Other sports:

He has competed in Para swimming at national level in Brazil. (ricmais.com.br, 28 Jun 2021)

His first Para sport was athletics, which he began at age 13. He then took up swimming and began Para canoe in 2015 in Londrina, Brazil. (blog.londrina.pr.gov.br, 24 Jun 2021; portaldacanoagem.com.br, 04 Aug 2020)

Originally a Para swimmer, he was introduced to Para canoe by a friend, who invited him to watch a competition. He spoke to one of the coaches following the competition and was invited to try the sport. (portaldacanoagem.com.br, 04 Aug 2020)

To win a Paralympic medal. (portaldacanoagem.com.br, 04 Aug 2020)

Qualifying for the 2020 Paralympic Games. (ricmais.com.br, 28 Jun 2021)

General Interest

Classification
KL3, VL3 (canoeicf.com, 01 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (portaldacanoagem.com.br, 04 Aug 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (portaldacanoagem.com.br, 04 Aug 2020)

Impairment Details
At age 11 his left leg was amputated above the knee after he was involved in a railway accident on his way home from school. (portaldacanoagem.com.br, 04 Aug 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/geovane.viera.7
https://instagram.com/giovanevieiraoficial/

Legend

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

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