Alana Maldonado

Alana Maldonado

Maldonado at the Rio 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Alana Martins Maldonado
Born	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29) Tupã, São Paulo
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para judo
Disability	Vision impairment
Medal record Women's judo Representing   Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 70 kg 2024 Paris 70 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto 70 kg 2019 Lima 70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	65016
JudoInside.com	99694

Alana Martins Maldonado (born 27 July 1995) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic judoka. ^[1] She won gold medals in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 ^{[2] [3]} She also represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event. ^{[1] [4]}

She won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Canada and at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.

Maldonado is openly lesbian. ^[5]

References

1. "Alana Martins". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
2. Pavitt, Michael (29 August 2021). "Maldonado upgrades to gold at Tokyo 2020 as judo competition concludes". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
3. "Alana Maldonado returns from Rio 2016 disappointment and claims coveted gold". Paralympic.org. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
4. "Uzbekistan takes it all, stunning judo results at Paralympics". Judo Inside. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
5. Bell, Brian C. "Out Paralympic judo star Alana Maldanado looks for 2nd gold". OutSports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

External links

• Alana Maldonado at the International Judo Federation
• Alana Martins Maldonado at JudoInside.com
• Alana Martins Maldonado at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)
• Alana Martins Maldonado at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
• Alana Martins at the International Paralympic Committee