Personal information | |
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Born | 14 June 1982 Três Lagoas, Brazil[1] | (age 41)
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Sport | |
Sport | Para athletics |
Disability class | F11/T11 |
Event | Long jump |
Medal record |
Ricardo Costa de Oliveira (born 14 June 1982) is a visually impaired athlete from Brazil who competes in the long jump and 100 m sprint. He won a gold medal in the long jump (F11 class) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2] His sister Silvânia Costa de Oliveira also won the gold medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ricardo de Oliveira conquista primeiro ouro do Brasil nas Paralimpíadas" [Ricardo de Oliveira wins first Brazilian gold in the Paralympics]. AgenciaBrasil.ebc.com.br (in Portuguese). 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Ricardo Costa de Oliveira". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ricardo Costa de Oliveira at Wikimedia Commons
- Ricardo Costa de Oliveira at the International Paralympic Committee
- Ricardo Costa de Oliveira at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)