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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T11, F11
Guide
Nuno Rocha
Further personal information
Residence
Lisbon, POR
Occupation
Lawyer
Languages
Portuguese, English
Higher education
Law - Faculty of Law of Lisbon: Portugal
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age 20 at her university in Lisbon, Portugal.
Why this sport?
She became involved in athletics in order to exercise and meet new people. "It is a painful sport and you need to learn to like it."
Club / Team
Maratona Clube de Portugal: Oeiras, POR
General interest
Injuries
She sustained a stress fracture that prevented her from competing at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Do better every day." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Ambitions
To compete in the marathon at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook profile, 13 Sep 2019)
Impairment
She has amblyopia, a vision development disorder. (pcd.pt, 15 Sep 2004)
Other information
STANDING OVATION
During the final of the T12 1500m at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, she received a standing ovation from the entire Olympic Stadium after she and her guide fell during the race. "I was well positioned, [but] I pushed my guide and he tripped and fell. I kept running alone, knowing that I would be unable to reach the finish line unassisted. But then, my guide turned up on my right side and said, 'You are too close to the edge of the track, watch out or you will fall'. It took me nearly five seconds to get up [after she fell], but it seemed like much longer. Later, my guide joked, 'We had only two ways to receive an 80,000-person standing ovation. Either we had to win, or I had to throw you to the ground'." (40mulheres.redejovensigualdade.org.pt, 23 Dec 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has a postgraduate degree in sports law and management law. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
During the final of the T12 1500m at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, she received a standing ovation from the entire Olympic Stadium after she and her guide fell during the race. "I was well positioned, [but] I pushed my guide and he tripped and fell. I kept running alone, knowing that I would be unable to reach the finish line unassisted. But then, my guide turned up on my right side and said, 'You are too close to the edge of the track, watch out or you will fall'. It took me nearly five seconds to get up [after she fell], but it seemed like much longer. Later, my guide joked, 'We had only two ways to receive an 80,000-person standing ovation. Either we had to win, or I had to throw you to the ground'." (40mulheres.redejovensigualdade.org.pt, 23 Dec 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has a postgraduate degree in sports law and management law. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Women's 5000 m T12 | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Final Round | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Final Round | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 800 m T12/13 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Women's 1500 m T13 | Final Round | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-23 | 2 | |
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Final | 2011-01-25 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Final Round | 2012-09-04 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Semifinal 1 | 2013-07-26 | 4 | |
| Women's 1500 m T12 | Final 1 | 2013-07-27 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T11 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-25 | 6 | |
| Women's 1500 m T11 | Final 1 | 2015-10-26 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T11 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-15 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T11 | Heat 1 | 2017-07-15 | 9 |