Rebeca de Souza Silva (born 11 March 2001) is a Brazilian Paralympic judoka. She represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Rebeca de Souza
Personal information
Full nameRebeca de Souza Silva
NationalityBrazilian
Born (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 23)[1]
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Sport
SportPara judo
Disability classJ2
Weight class+70 kg
Medal record
Women's para judo
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris +70 kg J2
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima +70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago +70 kg

Career

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Souza competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a bronze medal in the +70 kg event.[2]

Souza represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the +70 kg J2 event.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rebeca de Souza Silva". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Cuba Closes Parapan American Judo with Two Golds from Yordani-Fernández Couple". santiago2023.org. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024: A Brazilian Day". ijf.org. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.