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Ricardo Costa de Oliveira

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Ricardo Costa de Oliveira
Oliveira with coach at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born14 June 1982 (1982-06-14) (age 42)
Três Lagoas, Brazil[1]
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportPara athletics
Disability classF11/T11
EventLong jump
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump F11
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London Long jump T11

Ricardo Costa de Oliveira (born 14 June 1982) is a visually impaired athlete from Brazil who competes in the long jump and 100 m sprint. He won a gold medal in the long jump (F11 class) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2] His sister Silvânia Costa de Oliveira also won the gold medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

References

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  1. ^ "Ricardo de Oliveira conquista primeiro ouro do Brasil nas Paralimpíadas" [Ricardo de Oliveira wins first Brazilian gold in the Paralympics]. AgenciaBrasil.ebc.com.br (in Portuguese). 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Ricardo Costa de Oliveira". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
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