Silvânia Costa de Oliveira

Silvânia Costa de Oliveira (born 23 May 1987) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1][2] She is a two-time gold medalist at the Summer Paralympics. She won the gold medal in the women's long jump T11 event both at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

Silvânia Costa de Oliveira
Silvânia Costa de Oliveira in 2016
Personal information
Born23 May 1987 (1987-05-23) (age 37)
Três Lagoas, Brazil
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability classT11
EventLong jump
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump T11
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Long jump T11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Long jump T11/T12

Her brother Ricardo Costa de Oliveira won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's long jump T11 event.[5]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Brazil
2015 Parapan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st Long jump
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Long jump 4.98
2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 1st Long jump 5.00

References

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  1. ^ "Silvânia Costa de Oliveira". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Silvania Costa de Oliveira". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Tlili claims fourth shot put gold on opening day". Paralympic.org. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's long jump T11 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Ricardo Costa mantém tradição da família e dá 1º ouro do Brasil no salto em distância para cegos". BBC Brazil (in Portuguese). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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