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Brazilian Paralympic athlete (born 1982)
Jerusa Geber
Jerusa Geber with her guide, Guilherme Santana, at the Rio 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameJerusa Geber dos Santos
Born (1982-04-26) 26 April 1982 (age 42)
Rio Branco, Brazil
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAthletics
Disability classT11
ClubClube Amigos dos Deficientes
Coached byAmaury Verissimo (national)
Elizeu de Senna (personal)
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 200 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 200 m T11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 4 × 100 m relay T11-13
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 200 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe 100 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 100 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 200 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 100 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 200 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 100 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe 200 m T11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 200 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 100 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 200 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 100 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 400 m T11

Jerusa Geber dos Santos (born 26 April 1982) is a visually impaired Brazilian sprinter. Competing in the T11 classification, Geber has competed in five Summer Paralympic Games, winning two gold, two silver and two bronze medals. She is also a multiple World Championships and Parapan American medalist, taking ten medals over five tournaments.

Life

She was born with cataracts in 1982 and after having glaucoma she became totally blind when she was eighteen. When she was nineteen a friend suggested that she should take up athletics and in 2005 she first represented her country. She is supported by her husband, Luiz Henrique da Silva, who has been her guide in some T11 races.

She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She won a gold medal in Lima at the 2019 Parapan American Games and in the same year she won another at the World Championships in Dubai.

She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100m T11, and Women's 200m T11. She was one of the first dozen Paralympians cleared to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics postponed to 2021. Other early choices to be included were Thalita Simplício (who also competes in T11), Rayane Soares (T13), Beth Gomes (F52), Claudiney Batista (F56), Cícero Valdiran (F57) and Thiago Paulino.

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, she won gold meals in Women's 100m and 200m T11. Her running guide was Gabriel Garcia, who competed in Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. "SANTOS Jerusa Geber - Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships". paralympic.org. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "GEBER DOS SANTOS Jerusa". IPC. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Jerusa Geber Santos - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. "Paratleta Jerusa Geber dos Santos segue treinando em casa visando temporada de 2020 - Município de Presidente Prudente". presidenteprudente.sp.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. "Atletismo: velocistas fazem índices no 1ª dia de seletiva paralímpica". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. Bergeron, Elena (2 September 2024). "The Quiet Collaboration Between Paralympic Athletes and Their Assistants". New York Times.

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