Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado
	Prado at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Personal information
Born	27 May 1985 (age 39); Mato Grosso, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Athletics
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing Brazil
Paralympic Games
IPC World Championships}
Parapan American Games

Lucas Prado (born 27 May 1985 in Mato Grosso) is a visually impaired Brazilian athlete. He lost 90% of his vision in 2003 due to retinal detachment. He was introduced to track by friend and Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina.^[1]

He won three gold medals in track for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting a world record,^[2]^[3] and won two silver medals running 100m and 400m during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.^[4]

References

^ "Prado, Lucas". IPC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Xinhua". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "Brazilian site (In Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "BBC Sport – Paralympic results". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links

Lucas Prado at the International Paralympic Committee
Lucas Prado at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)

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[1] "Prado, Lucas". IPC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[2] "Xinhua". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[3] "Brazilian site (In Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[4] "BBC Sport – Paralympic results". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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