Edneusa Dorta
.jpg) Dorta (left) at 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1976 (age 47) Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visual impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta (born 28 July 1976) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1][2] She represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's marathon T12 event.[1][2] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in women's marathon T12[3] and she was one of the ten competitors.
In 2019, she won the silver medal in the event for visually impaired athletes at the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.
- ^ JA (2021-07-26). "EDNEUSA, De Campo Limpo às Paralimpíadas em Tóquio". Jornal Jundiaí Agora | Nada mais que a verdade | Notícias Jundiaí e Região, Jornal Jundiaí Agora, Jundiaí Notícias, Atualidades Jundiaí (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Francis, Anne (28 April 2019). "Chentouf sets visually impaired marathon world record at WPA Marathon Championships". Running Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Manuela Schaer makes it spectacular six in London". paralympic.org. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Edneusa Dorta at Wikimedia Commons
- Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta at the International Paralympic Committee
- Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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