Marliane Amaral Santos
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| Born | 14 September 1991 Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marliane Amaral Santos (born 14 September 1991) is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international table tennis competitions. She is a World bronze medalist and double Parapan American Games champion. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
Amaral Santos had schistosomiasis causing quadriplegia aged fifteen after being in contact with parasitic worms in fresh water.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marliane Amaral Santos - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 13 February 2024.
- ^ "From Comercinho to Tokyo (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Table Tennis Federation. 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Marliane Amaral Santos - Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Paralympic Committee. 13 February 2024.
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Brazilian female table tennis players
- Paralympic table tennis players for Brazil
- Table tennis players at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen