 Félix at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 2003 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Guia de Imprensa" (PDF). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Athletics: FELIX BARBOSA da SILVA, Jardenia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "T20 results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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