Alana Maldonado Explained

Alana Maldonado
Full Name:Alana Martins Maldonado
Birth Date:1995 7, df=yes
Country:Brazil
Sport:Judo
Disability:Vision impairment

Alana Martins Maldonado (born 27 July 1995) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic judoka.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] [3] She also represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event.[1] [4]

She won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Canada and at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alana Martins. paralympic.org. 10 January 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. News: Pavitt. Michael. 29 August 2021. Maldonado upgrades to gold at Tokyo 2020 as judo competition concludes. InsideTheGames.biz. 29 August 2021.
  3. News: 29 August 2021. Alana Maldonado returns from Rio 2016 disappointment and claims coveted gold. Paralympic.org. 29 August 2021.
  4. News: Uzbekistan takes it all, stunning judo results at Paralympics. 11 September 2016. Judo Inside. 10 January 2020.