DIAS de LIMA Josiane

Date of Birth: 25 Feb 1975

Age: 46

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PR2

Place of birth: FLORIANOPOLIS

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : FLORIANOPOLIS

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x BRA Brazil	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Heat 1 #5	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Repechage 2 #14	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Final B #19	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2008	Beijing, CHN	4:28.36
7	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:03.13
8	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2012	London, GBR	4:10.83
World Championships
1	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2007	Munich, GER	4:10.69
2	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2009	Poznan, POL	4:04.80
3	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2014	Amsterdam, NED	4:07.54
4	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	8:37.99
4	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2010	Hamilton, NZL	4:28.34
5	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2019	Linz, AUT	9:13.16
5	Women's PR2 Single Sculls	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	10:45.18
6	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	4:12.10
8	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2006	Eton, GBR	4:55.72

Occupation:

Athlete, Motivational Speaker

University of the State of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, BRA

Languages spoken:

Other sports:

She played volleyball at national level in Brazil prior to her accident. (guiapedrabranca.com.br, 14 Jan 2016)

An injury prevented her from training for a period in 2015. (worldrowing.com, 20 Jun 2015)

She was affected by a sinus infection while competing at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (worldrowing.com, 30 Jul 2020)

She began Para rowing in 2005. (worldrowing.com, 18 Jun 2016)

Her father worked as a fisherman and introduced her to boats at a young age. She took up Para rowing as part of her rehabilitation following her accident. "I wanted to do a physical activity for rehabilitation and thought about swimming. Then I was introduced to rowing and soon started competing in 2006 when I went to the world championship and rowed with Rafael da Luz in the double. Curiously, having the accident has subsequently provided me with the joys that I have received through rowing. So, in principle, what was a disaster has turned out to be an opportunity." (cbndiario.clicrbs.com.br, 06 Sep 2016; horadesantacatarina.clicrbs.com.br, 25 Aug 2016; worldrowing.com, 01 Feb 2011)

Competing at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (worldrowing.com, 30 Jul 2020)

In 2015 she was named Rower of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (dc.clicrbs.com.br, 09 Dec 2015)

In 2009 she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (dc.clicrbs.com.br, 09 Dec 2015)

General Interest

Classification
PR2 (worldrowing.com, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (podermaritimo.com.br, 20 Aug 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (podermaritimo.com.br, 20 Aug 2012)

Impairment Details
A motorcycle accident in 2004 caused atrophy in her leg, and a year later she broke the same leg while surfing in Florianopolis, Brazil. The second accident aggravated the muscle atrophy. (podermaritimo.com.br, 20 Aug 2012)

General
PARTNERSHIPS
She has competed alongside six different rowing partners during her a career, which she says has helped develop her knowledge of the sport and ability to adapt to different challenges. "It was a very enriching experience from a personal point of view, but from the point of view of the high performance, the constant change in the boat was caused sometimes by the competition and performance among the athletes, but other times the change occurred due to administrative decision. I believe that I have become a good rowing instructor because with each change of partner, basic technical training began again. Luckily, since 2014 I have had greater stability, competing with Michel Pessanha." (worldrowing.com, 30 Jul 2020)

ROWING DIVERSITY
In 2020 she praised the increasing number of female athletes who have started to practise rowing. "In the last few years I have observed a greater number of women athletes, mainly from countries in humanitarian crisis in which the fight for the respect for women's rights and human rights is a daily achievement. Having seen these athletes competing in rowing is also a hope and very beautiful to see this diversity in the rowing world." (worldrowing.com, 30 Jul 2020)

FORMER OCCUPATION
She worked as a physical education teacher prior to her accident. (horadesantacatarina.clicrbs.com.br, 25 Aug 2016)

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Legend

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

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