Raíssa Rocha Machado Explained

Raíssa Rocha Machado
Nickname:Boto
Birth Date:17 May 1996
Birth Place:Ibipeba, Bahia, Brazil
Hometown:Uberaba, Brazil
Height:1.64 m
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:F56
Event:Javelin throw

Raíssa Rocha Machado (born 17 May 1996) is a Brazilian Paralympic javelin thrower.[1]

Career

Machado competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games, where she won a bronze medal.[2] At the 2019 Parapan American Games, she won a gold medal.

Machado finished sixth at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] [4] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raissa Rocha Machado - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile . 10 August 2021 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  2. Web site: Raissa rocha Machado . 10 August 2021 . Disabled and Proud.
  3. Web site: 6 July 2021 . Raissa Machado - IPC Athlete Bio . ipc.infostradasports.com . 6 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184711/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1207661&WinterGames=-1 . dead.
  4. Web site: 8 April 2020 . De monstro à deusa: a jornada de aceitação de Raíssa Machado . From monster to goddess: The journey of acceptande of Raissa Machado . Portuguese . olimpiadatododia.com.