FERREIRA SILVA Katia Aparecida

24 Apr 1995
26
Female
B1
UNAI
 
Brazil
BRASILIA
 
Brazil

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
GBL Goalball Women 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall C
BRA
Brazil
4
USA
United States
6
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall C
JPN
Japan
4
BRA
Brazil
4
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall C
TUR
Turkey
8
BRA
Brazil
4
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall C
BRA
Brazil
11
EGY
Egypt
1
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall C
CHN
China
0
BRA
Brazil
1
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall C
BRA
Brazil
4
USA
United States
5
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall C
BRA
Brazil
1
JPN
Japan
6
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Athlete
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Portuguese
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Associacao de Centro de Treinamento de Educacao Fisica Especial [CETEFE] [Brazil]
:
Gabriel Goulart [club]; Dailton Freitas do Nascimento [national]
:
Left wing , Right wing (cbdv.org.br, 10 Jul 2021)
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She first learned about goalball in 2015 while visiting her sister in Brasilia, Brazil. (cbdv.org.br, 10 Jul 2021)
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A neighbour with a visual impairment introduced her to the Special Education Centre for the Visually Impaired [CEEDV] in Brasilia, Brazil. "I used to say that the centre was my gate to the world." (cbdv.org.br, 12 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (isas.ibsasport.org, 29 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (cbdv.org.br, 10 Jul 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cbdv.org.br, 10 Jul 2021)

Impairment Details
She was born with congenital glaucoma, which she first became aware of at age 13 following a ruptured blood vessel [haemorrhage] as a result of pressure in her eye. (cbdv.org.br, 10 Jul 2021)

General
DISCOVERING GOALBALL
Following her glaucoma diagnosis, she was told that she would be blind for the rest of her life and attempted suicide at age 14. She says discovering goalball while visiting her pregnant sister in Brasilia, Brazil, in 2015 gave her a new focus. "I didn't even imagine that it was possible for a blind person to be an athlete. I also didn't have the illusion of studying, so much so that I said that as soon as my sister stabilised, I would go back to the farm. I felt like I was born again when I got to know goalball, because I saw that blind people could dream, be independent and do projects. Until then, I thought I was the only blind person in the universe. When I found that joy in training, that freedom, the collective spirit, I started dreaming again." (cbdv.org.br, 12 Jul 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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