Valdenice Conceição

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Conceição and the second or paternal family name is do Nascimento.
Valdenice Conceição
Personal information
Full nameValdenice Conceição do Nascimento
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 35)
Itacaré, Bahia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportCanoe sprint
EventC1 200 m
ClubAssociação de Canoagem de Itacaré
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow C-1 200 m
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto C-1 200 m

Valdenice Conceição do Nascimento (born 16 October 1989) is a Brazilian sprint canoeist.

Career

Bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games in the C-1 200 m, Conceição is part of the Itacaré Canoeing Association, which revealed the main talents in the category in Brazil.[1] She was the first Brazilian athlete to get a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Centro de canoagem na Bahia protagonista na formação de medalhistas olímpicos foi destruído por tragédias climáticas". G1 (in Portuguese). 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Valdenice Conceição, da canoagem, garante vaga para Paris 2024". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Após conquistar vaga olímpica histórica, Valdenice Conceição é recebida com festa em Maraú-BA". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.