Tayana de Souza Medeiros (born 14 March 1993) is a Brazilian Paralympic powerlifter.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tayana de Souza Medeiros |
| Born | 14 March 1993 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | powerlifting |
| Event | 86kg |
Medal record | |
Background
editMedeiros is from the city of Rio de Janeiro.[1] She was born with arthrogryposis, which compromised the development of her lower limbs. Until she was five years old, she moved around using her hands. By the age of nine, she had already undergone twelve surgeries, including on her legs, hips, feet and knees.[2] She discovered weightlifting after an event in the sport before the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Career
editIn May 2017, Medeiros participated in the Weightlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary, and lifted 102 kg on her second attempt, winning the bronze medal in the over 86 kg category and surpassing he personal best of 74 kg.[3] In December of the same year, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico City, she finished eighth in the over 86 kg category, with 112 kg on the bar.[4]
In May 2018, Medeiros competed in the European Open Powerlifting Championships in Berk Sur Mer, France, and won silver in the up to 86 kg category.[5] In December, she won the gold medal at the Americas Regional Powertlifting Championships in Bogotá, Colombia, in the over 86 kg category.[6] In February 2020, she competed in the Powerlifting World Cup in Abuja, Nigeria, but failed to complete all three of her attempts.[7] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she lifted 121 kg and finished in fifth place.[8] At the 2021 University Paralympics, Medeiros changed disciplines and competed in the F56 class shot put (for wheelchair users) and won silver with a mark of 5.33 meters.[9]
In July 2022, at the Americas Open weightlifting event, held at the Logan University Campus in Chesterfield, United States, Medeiros won gold in the up to 86 kg category by lifting 126 kg.[10] In December of the same year, at the Dubai stage in the United Arab Emirates, at the Para Powerlifting World Cup, she won silver and broke her own Americas record by lifting 129 kg.[11] With the women's team, Medeiros won a gold medal alongside Lara Aparecida de Lima and Mariana D'Andrea.[12]
In August 2023, Medeiros competed in the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She competed in the women's up to 86 kg category, but had three of her movements disallowed, one of 135 kg and two of 136 kg. The Brazilian technical committee also launched a technical challenge, a device that requires the referees who disallowed the movement to reevaluate the decision based on images, however the lift remained void.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tayana de Souza Medeiros". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Moradora da Vila da Penha usa Circuito Loterias Caixa como preparação para Mundial". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Brasil encerra Copa do Mundo de Halterofilismo com bons resultados". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Brasil celebra maturidade e quatro pódios ao final do Mundial de Halterofilismo". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Brasileira bate recorde mundial júnior em Campeonato Europeu de halterofilismo". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Brasil conquista 26 medalhas e domina Regional das Américas de Halterofilismo". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Brasil fecha Copa do Mundo de Halterofilismo na Nigéria com oito medalhas". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Brasil fica a um centésimo de garantir 100º ouro paralímpico, nesta segunda-feira, 30, em Tóquio". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Halterofilista nos Jogos de Tóquio compete pelo atletismo para representar universidade nas Paralimpíadas Universitárias do CPB". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 17 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Brasil conquista três medalhas nesta segunda-feira e fecha Open das Américas de halterofilismo com 21 pódios". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Mariana D'Andrea levanta 135 kg e conquista ouro na Copa do Mundo de halterofilismo". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 17 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Equipe feminina é ouro e Brasil fecha Copa do Mundo de halterofilismo com 12 medalhas". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 18 December 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Campeã paralímpica Mariana D'Andrea busca medalha em nova categoria no Mundial de halterofilismo neste sábado". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. 25 August 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
External links
edit- Tayana Medeiros at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Tayana de Souza Medeiros at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)