Lucas Prado Explained

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Lucas Prado
Birth Date:	1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Mato Grosso, Brazil
Country:	Brazil
Sport:	Athletics

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Lucas Prado (born 27 May 1985 in Mato Grosso) is a visually impaired Brazilian athlete. He lost 90% of his vision in 2003 due to retinal detachment. He was introduced to track by friend and Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina.^[1]

He won three gold medals in track for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting a world record,^{[2] [3]} and won two silver medals running 100m and 400m during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prado, Lucas . 18 October 2015 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001105136/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=681503 . 1 October 2015 . live .
2. Web site: Xinhua . 2010-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106234538/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/09/content_9887244.htm . 2012-11-06 . dead .
3. Web site: Brazilian site (In Portuguese) . 2010-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921232200/http://www.estadao.com.br/esportes/pequim2008/not_esp240908,0.shtm . 2012-09-21 . live .
4. Web site: BBC Sport – Paralympic results . 2018-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024155058/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19082588 . 2015-10-24 . live .