Maria Passos | |
Fullname: | Maria Luiza Pereira Passos |
Nickname: | Malu |
Sport: | Para table tennis |
Disability Class: | C5 |
Birth Date: | 9 June 1951 |
Birth Place: | Bandeirantes, ParanĂ¡, Brazil |
Retired: | 2017 |
Maria Luiza Pereira Passos (born 9 June 1951) is a Brazilian retired para table tennis player who competed at international table tennis competitions. She formerly played in volleyball before being diagnosed with a malignant tumour in her bone marrow, requiring the use of a wheelchair. She is a five-time Parapan American Games medalist and has competed at the 1996, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1] [2] [3]