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Lúcia da Silva Teixeira Araújo (born 17 June 1981) is a Brazilian female visually impaired judoka (disability class B2) competing in the ‍–‍57 kg division. Teixeira took a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Paralympics[2] and 2016 Summer Paralympics. In 2016, she was defeated by Inna Cherniak of Ukraine who took the gold medal.[3] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

FullnameLúcia da Silva Teixeira Araújo
Born (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 45)
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
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Full nameLúcia da Silva Teixeira Araújo
Born (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 45)
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
Country Brazil
SportPara judo
‍–‍57 kg
Achievements and titles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2016, 2020)
Medal record
Women's para judo
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 London‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo‍–‍57 kg
IBSA World Championships and Games
Silver medal – second place2011 Antalya‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Colorado‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Seoul‍–‍57 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto57 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima57 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago57 kg
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
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In 2015, she was one of three Paralympic athletes who took part in a popular video that was intended to introduce Brazilians to the paralympics as a spectator sport. The video was shot with hidden cameras, and it records the reactions of spectators as the three paralympians as they enter three gyms as disabled people and they then impress observers with their abilities. The video attracted million of viewers and acquaintances who never recognised her as a silver medalist from London.[2]

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