Ricardo Costa de Oliveira
Brazilian Paralympic athlete
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Ricardo Costa de Oliveira (born 14 June 1982) is a visually impaired athlete from Brazil who competes in the long jump and 100 m sprint. He won a gold medal in the long jump (F11 class) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2] His sister Silvânia Costa de Oliveira also won the gold medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Oliveira with coach at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 1982 (age 44) Três Lagoas, Brazil[1] |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para athletics |
| F11/T11 | |
Event | Long jump |
Medal record | |
