Mariana Ribeiro
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| Full name | Mariana Gesteira Ribeiro | |||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1995 Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mariana Gesteira Ribeiro (born 28 June 1995) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, where she won the bronze medal in the 100 meter freestyle event in the S9 class.[2]
Biography[]
Ribeiro learned to swim at the age of ten. At 14, she was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari syndrome, a condition that affects the brain and nervous system. [3]
References[]
- ^ Olympics (28 August 2021). "Athletes: Mariana Ribeiro". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Mariana Ribeiro é bronze nos 100m livre S9 e fatura 1ª medalha paralímpica". Universo Online. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Mariana Ribeiro - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)
- Brazilian female backstroke swimmers
- Brazilian female freestyle swimmers
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Paralympic medalists in swimming