MALDONADO Alana

Date of Birth: 27 Jul 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Sport Class: B2

Place of birth: TUPA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Judo	Women -70 kg	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2	Women -70 kg Quarterfinals #9 BRA MALDONADO AMALDONADO Alana Sport Class: B2 10 IPP ITA LAURIA MLAURIA Matilde Sport Class: B1 0	Finished
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2	Women -70 kg Semifinals A #27 BRA MALDONADO AMALDONADO Alana Sport Class: B2 10 IPP TUR ULUCAM RULUCAM Raziye Sport Class: B3 0	Finished
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1	Women -70 kg Gold Medal Contest #36 BRA MALDONADO AMALDONADO Alana Sport Class: B2 1s1 WAZ GEO KALDANI IKALDANI Ina Sport Class: B2 0s1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Women -70 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1	Women -70 kg	2018	Odivelas, POR

Occupation:

Physical Education - University of Marilia, Brazil

Languages spoken:

Associacao Mariliense de Esportes Inclusivos [Brazil]

In April 2018 she underwent surgery for a lesion in her left knee. She returned to competition at the world championships in November that year. (fundoasc.com.br, 14 Dec 2018)

She took up judo in 1999 at age four, and began competing in Para judo in 2014. (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 10 Sep 2016; Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Her family were also judokas and introduced her to the sport (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

She spends three days each week on technical training, another three days doing physical training, and also spars most days. (tupaense.com.br, 17 Apr 2020)

Brazilian Judoka Charles Chibana. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Her grandmother. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB] in 2017 and 2018. She was also chosen as Best Para Judoka by the CPB in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and won the CPB's People's Choice award in 2019 by securing 34% of the vote. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 18 Dec 2019; cpb.org.br, 01 Jan 2019)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
At age 14 she was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, which causes progressive loss of vision. (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br, 10 Sep 2016)

Milestones

She became the first female Para judoka representing Brazil to win a gold medal at the world championships, when she triumphed in the -70kg category at the 2018 edition in Odivelas, Portugal. It was also the first time a Brazilian judoka of either gender had won individual gold at a world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 May 2021; rededoesporte.gov.br, 19 Nov 2018; ibsajudo.sport, 17 Nov 2018)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
IPP:: Ippon
WAZ:: Waza-Ari

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