Maria Odete Ferreira Fiúza (born 19 December 1972) is a Portuguese Paralympic athlete who competes in international elite events. She specialises in the marathon. She has competed at six Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3][4]
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| Full name | Maria Odete Ferreira Fiúza | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1972 Leiria, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Amblyopia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed at the 2002 IPC Athletics World Championships,[5] 2007 IBSA World Games, winning a silver medal in the 5000 meters and bronze medal in the 1500 meters,[6] and 2011 IBSA World Games.[7]
She was a member of the European Paralympic Committee.[8]
References edit
- ^ Redação. "Leiriense Odete Fiúza conquista diploma na maratona dos Paralímpicos de Tóquio2020". Região de Leiria (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Diploma olímpico para Odete Fiúza, de Leiria, na maratona dos Paralímpicos em Tóquio". Jornal de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Paralímpicos: Manuel Mendes queria mais na maratona, Odete Fiuza satisfeita". www.ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Portugal finishes the Paralympic Games with 2 medals and 23 diplomas". 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Maria Odete Fiuza - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "3rd IBSA World Championships and Games - Brasil 2007" (PDF). ibsasport.org.
- ^ "4th IBSA World Championships and Games - Antalya, Turkey, 1st - 10th April 2011" (PDF). ibsasport.org.
- ^ "The Paralympian" (PDF). oldwebsite.paralympic.org.
External links edit
- Odete Fiúza, paralimpios.pt
- Odete Fiúza e Manuel Mendes | Diplomas Paralímpicos, Sep 5, 2021