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Jerusa Geber dos Santos

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Jerusa Geber Dos Santos
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenBrazil Edit
Name wey dem give amJerusa Edit
Family nameSantos Edit
Ein date of birth26 April 1982 Edit
Place dem born amRio Branco, Presidente Prudente Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signPortuguese Edit
Ein occupationpara athletics competitor Edit
SportPara-athletics Edit
Sports discipline competed in100 metres Edit

Jerusa Geber dos Santos (born 26 April 1982) be visually impaired Brazilian sprinter.[1][2] Dey compete insyd de T11 classification, Geber compete for two Summer Paralympic Games, wey she win two silver den bronze medal. She sanso be multiple World Championships den Parapan American medalist, she take ten medals over five tournaments.[3] She qualify for de 2020 Summer Paralympics, insyd Women's 100m T11, den Women's 200m T11.[4]

Life

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Na dem born am plus cataracts insyd 1982 wey after she get glaucoma she cam be totally blind wen na she dey eighteen. Wen na she be nineteen ein paddie suggest make she take up athletics wey insyd 2005 she first represent ein country. Ein husby, Luiz Henrique da Silva, wey na be ein guide insyd sam T11 races dey support am.[5]

She win bronze medal for de 2008 Summer Paralympics, den two silver medals for de 2012 Summer Paralympics.[6] She win gold medal insyd Lima for de 2019 Parapan American Games den insyd de same year she win anoda for de World Championships insyd Dubai.[5]

Na she be one of de first dozen paralympians dem clear make dem compete for de Tokyo Paralympics dem postpone to 2021. Oda early choices wey na dem include be Thalita Simplício (wey sanso dey compete insyd T11), Rayane Soares (T13), Beth Gomes (F52), Claudiney Batista (F56), Cícero Valdiran (F57) den Thiago Paulino.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Santos, Jerusa". paralympic.org. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Bergeron, Elena (2 September 2024). "The Quiet Collaboration Between Paralympic Athletes and Their Assistants". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "GEBER DOS SANTOS Jerusa". IPC. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Paratleta Jerusa Geber dos Santos segue treinando em casa visando temporada de 2020 - Município de Presidente Prudente". presidenteprudente.sp.gov.br (insyd Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jerusa Geber Santos - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Jerusa Geber Santos - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  7. ↑ "Atletismo: velocistas fazem índices no 1ª dia de seletiva paralímpica". ISTOÉ Independente (insyd Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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