Izabela Silva Campos[a] (born 11 April 1981) is a Brazilian visually impaired F11/12 shot putter and discus thrower. She won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's discus throw.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Izabela Silva Campos |
| Born | 11 April 1981 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | F11, F12 |
| Event(s) | Shot Put, and Discus |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Personal life
editCampos lost her sight when she was five after having measles.[3]
Career
editCampos competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in the women's shot put. That event was won by Assunta Legnante. She won a silver in the javelin.[4] At the 2016 Paralympics in Rio she threw her discus 32.60 m to get a bronze medal. She missed out to Liangmin Zhang (36.65 m) from China and Tang Hongxia (35.01 m).[5]
She competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games, winning gold in Discus, and bronze in Javelin, and Shot put.[6] She came twelfth in the shot put at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai but she took the bronze in the F11 Women's discus throw. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's discus throw.[2] Campos trains with other leading athletes at the Federal University of Minas. Gerais.[7] At the 2023 Parapan American Games Brazil sent a large team of 123 women and 190 men.[8] Campos took a gold in the F11 Discus and shot put.
Notes
edit- ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Campos.
References
edit- ^ "Izabela Campos". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas (21 June 2021). "Atleta do CTE-UFMG vai disputar os Jogos Paralímpicos de Tóquio". Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Izabela Silva Campos". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Huimin Zhong | Gold Women’s Javelin F11 | Final | London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, retrieved 16 December 2023
- ^ "Izabela Campos conquista o bronze no lançamento de disco" [Izabela Campos wins bronze at the discus]. gazetaesportiva.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Para athletics | Athlete Profile: SILVA CAMPOS Izabela - ParaPan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas (17 November 2023). "Seis atletas do CTE vão competir no Parapan 2023". Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Confira todos os medalhistas do Brasil nos Jogos Parapan-Americanos de Santiago 2023". CPB (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links
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- Izabela Campos at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Izabela Campos at the International Paralympic Committee
- Izabela Silva Campos at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Izabela Silva Campos at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)