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(Redirected from Malsar) Brazilian Paralympic sprinter
Marcia Malsar
Malsar at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Born1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)
Sport
SportPara athletics
Disability classC6
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York 200 m C6
Silver medal – second place 1984 New York 1000 m C6
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York 60 m C6
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 100 m C6

Márcia Malsar (born 1957 or 1958) is a retired Brazilian Paralympic sprinter. In 1984, she became the first Brazilian athlete ever to win a Paralympic gold medal. She won three more medals at the 1984 and 1988 Paralympics and competed in 1992. Malsar carried the Paralympic torch during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

References

  1. ^ "Throwback Thursday: Brazil's Marcia Malsar". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2016. 58-year-old
  2. "Rio Paralympics: Marcia Malsar Finished Carrying Torch After Fall". People.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. "Márcia Malsar". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. "Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony Begins With Spectacular Wheelchair Jump". HuffingtonPost.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

External links

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