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Silvânia Costa de Oliveira

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Silvânia Costa de Oliveira
Silvânia Costa de Oliveira (left, 2016)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability classT11
EventLong jump
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump T11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Long jump T11/T12

Silvânia Costa de Oliveira is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.[1] She represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the gold medal in the women's long jump T11 event.[1]

Her brother Ricardo Costa de Oliveira also won a medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics: the gold medal in the men's long jump T11 event.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
2015 Parapan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st Long jump
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Long jump 4.98

References

  1. ^ a b "Silvania Costa de Oliveira". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Ricardo Costa mantém tradição da família e dá 1º ouro do Brasil no salto em distância para cegos". BBC Brazil (in Portuguese). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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