Esperança Gicaso Explained

Esperança Gicaso (born 2 July 1992) is an Angolan para-athletics competitor. She served as Angola's flagbearer at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Gicaso competes in the T11 classification for blind athletes.^[1]

Career highlights

Gicaso began her athletic training in 2008. In 2011, she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres T11 event at the African Games in Maputo, Mozambique.^[2] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100 metres T11 and 200 metres T11, and the 400 metres T12 events. She did not advance to the finals for these events.

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, Gicaso earned the bronze medal in the 200 metres T11. At the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres T11.^{[3] [4]}

Gicaso was Angola's flagbearer during the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. She competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres T11 events.

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Gicaso won the silver medal in the 100 metres T11^[5] and the bronze medal in the 200 metres T11.^[6] She was named the Most Valuable Player of 2017 by the Olympic Athletes Association of Angola.

Personal life

Gicaso lives in Maianga, Angola. She teaches Portuguese at a school in Luanda.

References

1. Web site: Esperanca Gicaso - Athletics Paralympic Athlete Profile. International Paralympic Committee. en. 2020-03-20.
2. Web site: Esperança Gicaso wins silver medal. 2011-09-12. ANGOP. EN-US. 2020-03-21.
3. Web site: All-Africa Games: Gicaso wins bronze in 100 metres of visual impaired athletics. 2015-09-14. ANGOP. EN-US. 2020-03-20.
4. Web site: Angolana Esperança Gicaso conquista bronze nos 100 metros. 2014-09-14. Desporto. pt. 2020-03-20.
5. Web site: World Para Athletics Championships: Days 5-10. Scarr. Georgia. 2017-07-24. Runner's World. en-GB. 2020-03-20.
6. Web site: Women's 200m T11 Final London 2017 World Para Athletics Championship. Paralympic Games. 2017-07-17. YouTube.