Patrícia Pereira
Brazilian Paralympic swimmer
![]() Pereira at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Patrícia Pereira dos Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-12-11) 11 December 1977 (age 46) Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | AA Ferroviária | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrícia Pereira dos Santos (born 11 December 1977) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international events.
Career
She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts.[1][2]
Personal life
In 2002, she was shot in the neck during a robbery at her workplace. Her injuries resulted in quadriplegia.[3]
References
- ^ "Swimming: PEREIRA dos SANTOS, Patricia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Patrícia Pereira dos Santos". Comite Paralimpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Pereira dos Santos". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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