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Gabriela Mendonça

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Born (1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 (age 27)
DisabilityChorioretinitis
Gabriela Mendonça
Personal information
Born (1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 (age 27)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityChorioretinitis
Disability classT12
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 DubaiLong jump T12
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaLong jump T13
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima100m T12

Gabriela Mendonça Ferreira (born 21 May 1998) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in international track and field competitions. She is a Parapan American Games bronze medalist and a World bronze medalist. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

Mendonça was born with bilateral chorioretinitis as her mother was bitten by a cat infected with toxoplasmosis when she was pregnant.[3]

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