Moniza de Lima

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Aparecida and the second or paternal family name is de Lima.

Moniza de Lima
Personal information
Birth nameMoniza Aparecida de Lima
Born (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26)
Recife, Brazil
Sport
SportWomen's goalball
Disability classB1
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Malmö Team
IBSA World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 São Paulo Team
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team

Moniza Aparecida de Lima (born 16 April 1998) is a Brazilian goalball player. She is part of the Brazilian women's national team.[1][2][3]

Biography

Lima was born with glaucoma. and she was introduced to goalball at the ICB-BA (Instituto do Conhecimento da Bahia), after a teacher recommended her, in 2013. She was called up for the first time in 2017 and won a silver medal at the Copa América. The following year, she won the bronze medal at the World Championship (Malmo) in 2018, and in 2022, the gold medal at the Americas Championship.[1] She participated in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[3] For the women's national team, Moniza was called up for the first phase of training in 2023, at the Paralympic Training Center in São Paulo. It was the first meeting of the men's and women's teams since the World Championships in December last year, in which the men won their third championship and the women came in ninth place.[4][5] She also participated in the Malmö Cup, in the same year, where the Brazilian team won bronze again.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Moniza Aparecida". CPB (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 April 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina". CBDV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Moniza Aparecida de Lima - Goalball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ Cunha, Gustavo. "Seleções de goalball em fase de treinamento no CT Paralímpico para o Mundial". Rede do Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Seleções de goalball do Brasil voltam a se encontrar após Mundial". CBDV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Com base do Sesi de Mogi das Cruzes, seleção brasileira feminina de goalball estreia na Copa Malmö". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Brasil vence EUA e fatura bronze na Copa Malmö de goalball feminino". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.