Débora Menezes
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| Born | 18 May 1990 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Débora Bezerra de Menezes (born 18 May 1990)[1] is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal in the women's +58 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She came in fourth place in the women's +65 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.[3]
In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's +58 kg event at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4]
Menezes is openly lesbian.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Débora Menezes". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 September 2021). "Aziziaghdam claims comeback win as Naimova underlines talent with taekwondo gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Olympics (31 August 2024). "MENEZES Debora vs AKERMACH Rajae Results". Olympics.
- ^ "Taekwondo Medalists" (PDF). 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Bell, Brian C. "Gay taekwondo star Debora Menezes looks for Paralympics gold". OutSports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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