Jardênia Félix
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Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | 9 September 2003|||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva (born 9 September 2003), commonly known as Jardênia Félix, is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in T20 events. She is a silver medalist at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships, a two-time INAS Global Games bronze medalist and a Paralympic bronze medalist.
Early life[]
Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte on 9 September 2003. In 2016, she began competing in able-bodied athletics and the following year, she switched to para-athletics after her coach identified some signs of intellectual disability.[1]
Career[]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships, Félix won the silver medal at the 400m event. Two months later, at the 2019 INAS Global Games, she won a bronze medal in the 100m and 200m events.[2][1]
At the age of 17, Félix won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 400 metres event,[3] recording her best time of 57:43. She also competed in the long jump, finishing in fifth place.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jardênia Félix ganha Bronze em Tóquio nos 400 metros T200". agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Guia de Imprensa" (PDF). 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Athletics FELIX BARBOSA da SILVA Jardenia - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "T20 results" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- Brazilian female sprinters
- Brazilian female long jumpers
- Paralympic athletes of Brazil
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Competitors in athletics with intellectual disability
- Intellectual Disability category Paralympic competitors