MEDEIROS Tayana

Brazil

Powerlifting

Date of Birth: 14 Mar 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: RIO DE JANEIRO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : RIO DE JANEIRO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Women's -86 kg	5

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's -86 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	Mixed Team	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	393.44
8	-86 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	118.0
8	+86 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	112.0
European Open Championships
2	-86 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	109

Nickname:

Taay (Facebook profile, 11 Apr 2021)

Hobbies:

Studying. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education - Universus Veritas University Center, Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Club name:

Associacao Vencedores Adaptados [AVA] [Rio de Janeiro, BRA]

Coach:

Valdecir Lopes [national]; Claudemir Santos

Debut:

2017 for Brazil, World Cup in Eger, Hungary (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Start:

She began Para powerlifting in 2016 at the AVA club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019, 27 Aug 2021; cpb.org.br, 04 Jun 2017)

Reason:

She competed in Para athletics before she became interested in Para powerlifting after attending the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I identified with the sport and became passionate about it so I ended up asking my coach for a chance to try it." (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019, 27 Aug 2021; esportefabico.wordpress.com, 15 May 2019; vozdascomunidades.com.br, 20 Oct 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (esportefabico.wordpress.com, 15 May 2019)

Memorable:

Winning silver in the 61kg category at the 2017 World Cup event in Eger, Hungary, which was her first international competition. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019, 06 Dec 2017; paralympic.org, 07 May 2017)

Hero:

Brazilian Para powerlifter Bruno Carra. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Her father. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never give up, get up after falling down, smile after failing, and try again until it is done." (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Award:

She was awarded a motion of applause by the Rio de Janeiro State Government in recognition of her silver medal in the 79-86-+86kg category at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (alerjln1.alerj.rj.gov.br, 17 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019; cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019)

Impairment Details
She has arthrogryposis, which causes a limited range of motion in multiple joints. The condition affected the development of her lower limbs and she used her hands to move around until she was age five. She underwent 12 operations on her legs, hips, knees and feet in the first nine years of her life. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019, 06 Dec 2017; cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; cpb.org.br, 04 Jun 2017)

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Legend

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

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