Luiz Manara

Luiz Manara
Personal information
Full nameLuiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991
Mogi Mirim, São Paulo
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportTable tennis
EventC8, MD18 doubles
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Summer Paralympics
2024 Paris Men's doubles MD18
Parapan American Games
2015 Toronto Men's C8
2019 Lima Men's C8
2023 Santiago Men's C8
2015 Toronto Men's C6–C8 team
2019 Lima Men's C6–C8 team
2023 Santiago Men's doubles MD18

Luiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara (born 19 November 1991) is a Brazilian table tennis player.

Career

Having suffered from a lack of oxygenation during childbirth, Manara had cerebral palsy. As a form of therapeutic rehabilitation, table tennis also found a way to play sport competitively. He was three-time Parapanemerican champion in class C8,[1] and in 2024 he won the bronze medal alongside Claudio Massad in the MD18 men's doubles at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Luiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara". Comite Paralimpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Brasileiros comemoram de forma efusiva vaga na semi no tênis de mesa". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Massad e Manara batem franceses e garantem medalha". Olimpiada Todo Dia (in Portuguese). 30 August 2024.