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| Born | 6 February 1998 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T20 | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zileide Cassiano da Silva (born 6 February 1998) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in international track and field competitions, she is a World champion in the long jump. She is a multiple regional and national champion in sprinting events, long jump and triple jump, she is a former hurdler. She has qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3][4]
Cassiano had been training with non-disabled athletes before she was diagnosed with an intellectual disability in 2021. She is named after Brazilian journalist Zileide Silva inspired by her father.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Zileide Cassiano da Silva - Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Paralympic Committee. 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Zileide Cassiano - World Athletics". World Athletics. 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Brazilians dominated T20 events medal tally at Paris 23". virtus.sport. 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Zileide Cassiano wins gold at the World Para Athletics Championships in Japan (in Portuguese)". Ribeirao Preto. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "The father, the reporter and the medalist: the story of the para-athlete Zileide Cassiano, revelation in the long jump (in Portuguese)". ge.globo.com. 9 October 2023.