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Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado

Brazilian Paralympic athlete

Lucas Prado (born 27 May 1985 in Mato Grosso) is a visually impaired Brazilian athlete. He lost 90% of his vision in 2003 due to retinal detachment. He was introduced to track by friend and Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina.[1]

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He won three gold medals in track for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting a world record,[2][3] and won two silver medals running 100m and 400m during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Prado, Lucas". IPC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Xinhua". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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    "Brazilian site (In Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  4. [4]
    "BBC Sport – Paralympic results". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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