Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Elizabeth Gomes
Rodrigues Gomes in 2024
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Rodrigues Gomes
Born15 January 1965 (1965-01-15) (age 59)
Santos, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
Sport
Disability classF53
Events
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F53
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Discus throw F53
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Shot put F54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Shot put F54
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Discus throw F53
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe Shot put F54
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Javelin throw F54

Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes (born 15 January 1965) is a Brazilian paralympic athlete, who competes in the F52 class. She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw F53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Career

Rodrigues Gomes competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games as an athlete of wheelchair basketball.

She is coached by Rosi Farias at club level,[2] and Amaury Wagner Verissimo at national team level.

She competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games, 2019 Parapan American Games,[3][4][5] and 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[6]

References

  1. ^ Houston, Michael (30 August 2021). "Streng seals gold as photo finish needed in dramatic men's T64 100m Paralympic final". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Gomes - Athletics, Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Para athletics | Broken Records - ParaPan American Games Lima 2019". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Brazil dominate in athletics at Lima 2019 Parapan American Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Turner breaks second world record at World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai". www.insidethegames.biz. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Dubai 2019 - Schedule & Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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