Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado

Prado at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-27) 27 May 1985 (age 39) Mato Grosso, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing   Brazil Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m T11 2008 Beijing 200 m T11 2008 Beijing 400 m T11 2012 London 100 m T11 2012 London 400 m T11 IPC World Championships} 2011 Christchurch 100 m T11 2011 Christchurch 200 m T11 2011 Christchurch 400 m T11 2013 Lyon 100 m T11 2013 Lyon 200 m T11 2019 Dubai 100m T11 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100m T11 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m T11 2007 Rio de Janeiro 400m T11 2011 Guadalajara 100m T11 2011 Guadalajara 200m T11 2019 Lima 100m T11 2015 Toronto 100 m T11

Lucas Prado (born 27 May 1985 in Mato Grosso) is a visually impaired Brazilian athlete. He lost 90% of his vision in 2003 due to retinal detachment. He was introduced to track by friend and Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina. ^[1]

He won three gold medals in track for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting a world record, ^{[2] [3]} and won two silver medals running 100m and 400m during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. ^[4]

References

1. "Prado, Lucas". IPC . Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
2. "Xinhua". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
3. "Brazilian site (In Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
4. "BBC Sport – Paralympic results". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links

• Lucas Prado at the International Paralympic Committee
• Lucas Prado at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)