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| Full name | Francisco de Assis Avelino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1966 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Polio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francisco de Assis Avelino (born 15 February 1966) is a retired Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competed at international elite competitions. He is a three-time Parapan American Games champion and a Paralympic champion. [1] [2] [3]
Daniel de Faria Dias is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. Having learnt to swim in 2004 after being inspired by Clodoaldo Silva at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, he entered his first international competition two years later winning five medals. He competed in a wide range of swimming events at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paralympics and won 27 medals, including 14 gold medals.
Charlotte Sarah Henshaw is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines. Originally a swimmer, she changed to canoeing from 2017, becoming the reigning World champion in the KL2 (five-time) and VL3 (three-time) 200m events. In September 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, she became a Paralympic champion at her fourth games, winning the Women's KL2 event.
Susana Schnarndorf Ribeiro is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. In 2005, after a lengthy triathlon career, at the age of 37, Schnarndorf began to experience the first symptoms of a mysterious degenerative disease that was later diagnosed as multiple system atrophy (MSA). After a break from professional athletics, Schnarndorf returned to the sports world as a swimmer and is presently a member of the Brazilian Paralympic Swimming Team.
Fabiana Harumi Sugimori is a retired Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events. She was born prematurely and her vision was severely damaged by the oxygen in an incubator that she was treated in.
Daniele Bernardes Milan Da Silva is a former Brazilian Paralympic judoka who competed in international level events.
Edênia Nogueira Garcia is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She specializes in the backstroke and has won multiple World and Parapan titles including three Paralympic medals.
Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago, also known as Carol Santiago, is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won five medals, including three gold medals.
Welder Camargo Knaf is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a triple Parapan American Games champion, triple Pan American champion and a Paralympic silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Paralympics with Luiz Algacir Silva.
Eduardo Paes Barreto Amaral is a retired Brazilian Paralympic judoka who competed at international level events. He is a Paralympic silver medalist and a Parapan American Games bronze medalist.
Lorena Salvatini Spoladore is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump events at international elite events. She has won two medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, a World champion in long jump and has won four bronze medals in sprinting.
Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump events at international elite events. She is a Paralympic silver medalist, a six-time Parapan American Games silver medalist and a World champion in sprinting.
Jennyfer Marques Parinos is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international elite competitions. She is a Paralympic bronze medalist, double Parapan American Games silver medalist and a World champion. She has won numerous team event medals with Danielle Rauen and Bruna Costa Alexandre.
Verônica Mauadie de Almeida is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. She is a Paralympic bronze medalist, double World bronze medalist and a double Parapan American Games medalist.
Alice de Oliveira Côrrea is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international elite competitions. She is a Paralympic silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Israel Pereira Stroh is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international elite competitions. He is a Paralympic silver medalist, Pan American champion and a Parapan American Games silver medalist and he was the first Brazilian player to win a medal in a singles event. He used to be a sports journalist who worked for Lance! before he started playing table tennis competitively.
Genezi Alves de Andrade is a retired Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competed at international elite competitions. He is a five-time Paralympic medalist, eight-time World medalist and double Parapan American Games champion.
Rildene Fonseca Firmino is a retired Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competed at international elite competitions, she is a double Parapan American Games champion and a two-time World bronze medalist.
Adriano Gomes de Lima is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. He is an eleven-time Parapan American Games champion, won nine Paralympic medals and is also nine-time World medalist. Lima became a paraplegic after falling off a roof while working at a construction site aged seventeen.
Michele Aparecida Ferreira is a Brazilian former Paralympic judoka who competed at international judo competitions. She is a two-time Paralympic bronze medalist and two-time Parapan American Games champion.
Aloísio Lima is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes at international table tennis competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist, World bronze medalist, two-time Parapan American Games champion and a two-time Pan American silver medalist.
