PEREIRA dos SANTOS Patricia

11 Dec 1977
43
Female
SB3,S4
 
Brazil
CARIACICA
 
Brazil

Events and Medals

Schedule

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Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
24x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
550m Breaststroke - SB32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:07.42
650m Freestyle - S42016Rio de Janeiro, BRA43.92
World Championships
2100m Freestyle - S42017Mexico City, MEX1:39.89
450m Freestyle - S42017Mexico City, MEX44.13
550m Breaststroke - SB32017Mexico City, MEX1:07.18
DSQ4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2017Mexico City, MEXDSQ
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Sons Jose Leonardo and Wallaf
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Portuguese
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Associacao Capixaba Paraolimpica de Desporto-Clube de Natacao e Regatas Alvares Cabral [ACPD-CNRAC] [Vitoria, BRA]
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2016 for Brazil, Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
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She began Para swimming in 2009 in Espirito Santo, Brazil. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
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She played football when she was younger, and she wanted to remain active after her accident. She first took up wheelchair basketball before moving on to swimming. "I wanted to learn how to swim and it later became my passion." (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017; esporte.ig.com.br, 16 Sep 2016)
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Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
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Her first coach Fairo Brasil. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
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"Always persist, never desist." (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S4, SB3, SM4 (IPC, 08 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (esporte.ig.com.br, 16 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2002 she was shot in the neck during a robbery at her workplace. Her injuries resulted in quadriplegia. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

General
SANCTION
In May 2020 she was suspended for one year by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] after testing positive for the banned substances hydrochlorothiazide and metabolite, and SARM LGD-4033 [Ligandrol] and metabolite, during the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. She was ineligible to compete until August 2020, and she was stripped of the two medals she won at the 2019 Parapan American Games. (paralympic.org, 05 May 2020)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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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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