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(Redirected from Patricia Pereira dos Santos) Brazilian Paralympic swimmer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Patrícia Pereira
Pereira at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full namePatrícia Pereira dos Santos
Born (1977-12-11) 11 December 1977 (age 47)
Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais
Sport
Country Brazil
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS4
ClubAA Ferroviária
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 50 m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 4×50 m free relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Mixed 4×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester 50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madeira 50 m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madeira 200 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 150 m ind. medley SM4

Patrícia Pereira dos Santos (born 11 December 1977) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international events.

Career

She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts.

Personal life

In 2002, she was shot in the neck during a robbery at her workplace. Her injuries resulted in quadriplegia.

She is part of the LGBTQ+ community.

References

  1. "Swimming: PEREIRA dos SANTOS, Patricia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. "Patrícia Pereira dos Santos". Comite Paralimpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. "Patricia Pereira dos Santos". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Out LGBTQ Paralympians at the 2024 Paris Summer Games". OutSports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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