Patrícia Pereira
Pereira at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full namePatrícia Pereira dos Santos
Born (1977-12-11) 11 December 1977
Sport
Country Brazil
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS4
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 4×50 m free relay 20pts
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira50 m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira200 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester150 m ind. medley SM4

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]

Personal life

In 2002, she was shot in the neck during a robbery at her workplace. Her injuries resulted in quadriplegia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming PEREIRA dos SANTOS Patricia - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". ../. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  2. ↑ "Patricia Pereira dos Santos". www.paralympic.org/. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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