Marivana Oliveira da Nóbrega (born 2 May 1990) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F35 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F35 event in 2016.[1][2]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Marivana Oliveira da Nóbrega |
Born | Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil | 2 May 1990
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Country | Brazil |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability | Cerebral palsy |
Disability class | F35 |
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Medal record |
She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F35 event at the World Para Athletics Championships both in 2015 and in 2019.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Marivana Oliveira". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (15 September 2016). "McFadden and Van Rhijn star as Hug finally gets hands on Paralympic gold at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
External links
edit- Marivana Oliveira at the International Paralympic Committee
- Marivana Oliveira da Nobrega at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Marivana Oliveira da Nóbrega at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
- Mary Oliveira on Instagram