Edwarda Dias

Brazilian paralympic sitting volleyball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edwarda de Oliveira Dias (born 22 April 1999) is a Brazilian Paralympic volleyball player. She won the bronze medal playing for the Brazilian Women's National Team in sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1] This was the first medal for Brazil in sitting volleyball at the Paralympics.[2]

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Edwarda Dias
Personal information
Born22 April 1999 (1999-04-22) (age 27)
Suzano, Brazil
Honours
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 RioTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam competition
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 SarajevoTeam
Para-badminton
Representing  Brazil
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoMixed doubles SL3–SU5
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoWomen's singles SL4
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Dias represented Brazil at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, playing as a striker, setter, central, midfielder, and winger in the national sitting volleyball team.[3] At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the Brazilian Women's National Team in sitting volleyball, where Dias was one of the key players, won the bronze medal again, following their win over Canada 3–1 at Makuhari Messe Hall.[4]

In February 2022, Dias, along with other members of the Brazilian women's sitting volleyball team, trained at the Paralympic Training Center in São Paulo to prepare for the Paris 2024 cycle.[5]

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