Zileide Cassiano da Silva

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Zileide Cassiano
Personal information
Full nameZileide Cassiano da Silva
Born (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 27)
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
Sport Para athletics
Disability class T20
Event Long jump
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Long jump T20
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Long jump T20
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Paris Long jump T20

Zileide Cassiano da Silva (born 6 February 1998) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in international track and field competitions, she is a World champion in the long jump. She is a multiple regional and national champion in sprinting events, long jump and triple jump, she is a former hurdler. She has qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Cassiano had been training with non-disabled athletes before she was diagnosed with an intellectual disability in 2021. She is named after Brazilian journalist Zileide Silva inspired by her father. [5]

References

  1. "Zileide Cassiano da Silva - Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Paralympic Committee. 22 June 2024.
  2. "Zileide Cassiano - World Athletics". World Athletics. 22 June 2024.
  3. "Brazilians dominated T20 events medal tally at Paris 23". virtus.sport. 18 July 2023.
  4. "Zileide Cassiano wins gold at the World Para Athletics Championships in Japan (in Portuguese)". Ribeirao Preto. 17 May 2024.
  5. "The father, the reporter and the medalist: the story of the para-athlete Zileide Cassiano, revelation in the long jump (in Portuguese)". ge.globo.com. 9 October 2023.