FRANCA JUNIOR Joao Maria

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	Mixed Team	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	393.44
9	-54 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	141.0
10	-49 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	146.0
European Open Championships
2	-49 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	137

Watching films, food. (Athlete, 22 May 2019)

Athlete

Law - Natal College of Education and Culture [FANEC], Brazil

Partner Maria Clementino, son Shamuel

Portuguese

Sociedade Amigos do Deficiente Fisico do Rio Grande do Norte [SADEF RN] [Natal, BRA]

Carlos Williams Rodrigues da Silva [club, national], BRA

His partner Maria Clementino has competed in Para swimming with the SADEF RN club in Brazil. (Maria Clementino Facebook profile, 13 Sep 2017)

2015 for Brazil, in Recife, Brazil (Athlete, 22 May 2019)

He began powerlifting in 2015 in Natal, Brazil. He had previously been involved in athletics and wheelchair basketball. (Athlete, 22 May 2019, 06 Dec 2017)

One of his friends encouraged him to try the sport. "I liked it. I stood out and felt that I had found myself. It was what I wanted to do." (Athlete, 22 May 2019)

Winning gold at the 2020 World Cup event in Abuja, Nigeria. "The gold is even more special when I remember that it was in Nigeria, which is the best country in Para powerlifting. I even competed against the world champion in my category, which did not intimidate me." (ge.globo.com, 10 Feb 2020)

Egyptian Para powerlifter Sherif Osman. (Athlete, 22 May 2019)

His family. (Athlete, 22 May 2019)

"There is hope as long as there is life, so do not give up the fight." (Athlete, 22 May 2019)