Edneusa Dorta
Brazilian Paralympic athlete (born 1976)
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Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta (born 28 July 1976) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1][2] She represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's marathon T12 event.[1][2] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in women's marathon T12[3] and she was one of the ten competitors.
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FullnameEdneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta
Born28 July 1976 (age 50)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
CountryBrazil
SportPara athletics
Dorta (left) at 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edneusa de Jesus Santos Dorta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1976 (age 50) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visual impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2019, she won the silver medal in the event for visually impaired athletes at the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships.[4][5]
