Catarina Guimarães Explained

Catarina Guimarães
Sport:	Paralympic athletics
Disability:	Cerebral palsy
Disability Class:	T38
Event:	100 metres 200 metres 400 metres Long jump
Club:	New Jersey Navigators
Coach:	John Guimaraes
Birth Date:	February 19, 2004
Height:	1.52m

Catarina Guimarães (born February 19, 2004) is an American Para Athlete who competes in international soccer and track and field competitions.

A member of the 2024 US Paralympic Track & Field team, and a 2024 Paris Paralympian, Catarina is world ranked for the 100m, 400m and long jump events.

She is a double Parapan American Games bronze medalist.^{[1] [2] [3]}

As well as athletics training, Guimarães is the author of Death Garden fiction book series.^[4]

Catarina is the 1st Cerebral Palsy Sprinter to train and compete at the NCAA Div 1 level. As a member of the High Point University Track and Field team.

References

https://www.teamusa.com/video/regas-woods-catarina-guimaraes-daniel-romanchuk-noelle-malkamaki-and-rayven-sample-guess-the-emoji-phrase-para-track-and-field

Notes and References

1. Web site: August 25, 2022. Catarina Guimaraes – Team USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414075855/https://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Catarina-Guimaraes. dead. April 14, 2021.
2. Web site: August 25, 2022. Catarina Guimaraes – IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. August 25, 2022. August 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220825173154/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1948898&wintergames=-1. dead.
3. Web site: April 29, 2022. Cranford's Catarina Guimaraes Set to Make History Twice in One Year. Tap into Cranford.
4. Web site: August 25, 2022. Catarina Guimaraes – Personal Website. Catarina Guimaraes.