Adriano Lima
Personal information | |
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Full name | Adriano Gomes de Lima |
Nickname(s) | Batman |
Born | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | 21 June 1973
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Brazil |
Sport | Paralympic swimming |
Disability | Spinal cord injury |
Disability class | S6 |
Medal record |
Adriano Gomes de Lima (born 21 June 1973) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. He is an eleven-time Parapan American Games champion, won nine Paralympic medals and is also nine-time World medalist. Lima became a paraplegic after falling off a roof while working at a construction site aged seventeen.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Adriano Lima - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 15 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Adriano Lima - Rede Do Esporte (in Portuguese)". Rede Do Esporte. 15 December 2021.
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Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- Paralympic swimmers of Brazil
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2003 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games