 Soares at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rayane Soares da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27) Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Bilateral microphthalmia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brazil
Rayane Soares da Silva (born 20 January 1997) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international track and field competitions. She is a double World champion and double Parapan American Games champion.
Career
She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not medal. She again represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 400 metre T13 event, and a silver medal in the 100 metres T13 event.
References
- "Rayane Soares - Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Paralympic Committee. 1 July 2024.
- "Rayane Soares da Silva - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 1 July 2024.
- "Rayane Soares da Silva - SuperAtletas (in Portuguese)". SuperAtletas. 1 July 2024.
External links
- Rayane Soares da Silva at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Rayane Soares da Silva at the International Paralympic Committee
- Rayane Soares at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Caxias, Maranhão
- Paralympic athletes for Brazil
- Brazilian female sprinters
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Brazil
- Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic sprinters
- Visually impaired sprinters
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen