Ana Carolina Silva de Moura (born 27 November 1995) also known as Carol Moura and Carolina Moura, is a Brazilian para-taekwondo practitioner who competes in the F44 classification in the under 65 kg category.[1]
Biography
Moura was born in Belo Horizonte with a congenital malformation in her right forearm. She has been involved in various sports, having practiced soccer, dance and rhythmic gymnastics before pursuing parataekwondo in 2016,[2] in order to be able to defend herself after being robbed in downtown Belo Horizonte and losing a piece of jewelry that held sentimental value for her.[3]
Moura competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games, winning the gold medal in her category.[4] Having qualified for the 2024 Paralympic Games, she represented Brazil and won a gold medal in the 65 kg event,[1][2] the first in the history of women's taekwondo for the country, after defeating French athlete Djélika Diallo 13 to 7.[5]
