Thalita Simplício
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| Full name | Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1997 Natal, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Glaucoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva (born 20 August 1997) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump events at international elite events. She is a Paralympic silver medalist, a six-time Parapan American Games silver medalist and a World champion in sprinting.[1]
Career
[edit]She was one of the first dozen Brazilian paralympians cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021. Other early choices to be included were Jerusa Geber dos Santos (who also competes in T11), Rayane Soares (T13), Beth Gomes (F52), Claudiney Batista (F56), Cícero Nobre (F57) and Thiago Paulino.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Simplício was born with impaired vision and went completely blind aged twelve.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Atletismo: velocistas fazem índices no 1ª dia de seletiva paralímpica". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Thalita Simplicio - Rede do Esporte". Rede do Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva at the International Paralympic Committee
- Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Thalita Vitória Simplício at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Brazilian female sprinters
- Brazilian female long jumpers
- Paralympic athletes for Brazil
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- World Para Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte