Joana Neves

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Joana Maria Jaciara da Silva Neves Euzébio (14 February 1987 – 18 March 2024) was a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer.[1][2] She won five paralympic medals.

FullnameJoana Maria Jaciara da Silva Neves Euzébio
Born(1987-02-14)14 February 1987
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil[1]
Died18 March 2024(2024-03-18) (aged 37)
SportSwimming
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Joana Neves
Neves at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameJoana Maria Jaciara da Silva Neves Euzébio
Born(1987-02-14)14 February 1987
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil[1]
Died18 March 2024(2024-03-18) (aged 37)
Sport
SportSwimming
Disability classS5
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro50 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroMixed 4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Bronze medal – third place2012 London50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoMixed 4×50m freestyle relay 20pts
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow50 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 GlasgowMixed 4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2015 Glasgow100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira100 m freestyle S5
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara50m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara200m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara50m butterfly S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto200m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50m butterfly S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima200m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m butterfly S5
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima200m individual medley SM5
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Life

Neves was born in Rio Grande do Norte in 1987. She competing as a teenager and by the age of fourteen she was in international competitions.[3]

She competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Paralympics and won two silver and three bronze medals.[4] In 2015, she became the first Brazilian woman to win an individual gold medal at the IPC World Championships, which she accomplished in the 50 m freestyle.[5][6]

Neves died on 18 March 2024, at the age of 37.[7][8]

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