Kátia Aparecida Ferreira Silva
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| Born | 24 April 1995 Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Goalball | |||||||||||
| Disability class | B1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Kátia Aparecida Ferreira Silva (born 24 April 1995) is a Brazilian goalball player.
Early life
Silva was born in Unaí, Minas Gerais.[1] She has congenital glaucoma, but only discovered the problem at the age of thirteen after suffering a hemorrhage caused by eye pressure.[1] The news that she would be blind for the rest of her life caused her to suffer depression that led to a suicide attempt in her hometown.[2] She moved to Brasília in 2015, where she discovered goalball.[1]
Career
Silva began playing professionally in 2016. In 2019, she was the Brazilian champion of the Série B playing for CETEFE (Special Physical Education Training Center).[3] At the end of 2019, she was called up for the Brazilian national team for the first time.[1]
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, the Brazilian team reached the bronze medal match, but lost to Japan 6-1.[4]
In May 2023, the team participated in the Malmö Cup in Sweden and won the bronze medal.[5] In October, the team was called up for the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, which took place in November.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Kátia Aparecida Ferreira Silva". Brazilian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Novata da Seleção de goalball, Kátia volta a sonhar graças à bola azul". Confederação Brasileira de Desportos de Deficientes Visuais. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Carina Ávila (26 August 2021). "Estrelas do goalball: DF tem quatro representantes disputando a modalidade em Tóquio". GloboEsporte.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Atletas paralímpicos recebem homenagens na Enap". Escola Nacional de Administração Pública. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Mateus Arantes (25 May 2023). "Com base do DF, seleção de goalball conquista bronze na Europa". Metrópoles. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "61 atletas de SP disputarão Parapan-Americanos no Chile". Poder360. 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.