Silvânia Costa de Oliveira

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

Silvânia Costa de Oliveira

Silvânia Costa de Oliveira (left, 2016)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Vision impairment
Disability class	T11
Event(s)	Long jump
Medal record Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump T11 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Long jump T11/T12

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. "Silvania Costa de Oliveira". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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.

External links

• Silvânia Costa de Oliveira at the International Paralympic Committee