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Brazilian paralympic judoka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lúcia da Silva Teixeira Araújo (born 17 June 1981) is a Brazilian female visually impaired judoka (disability class B2) competing in the –57 kg division. Teixeira took a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Paralympics[2] and 2016 Summer Paralympics. In 2016, she was defeated by Inna Cherniak of Ukraine who took the gold medal.[3] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
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| Full name | Lúcia da Silva Teixeira Araújo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1981 São Paulo, Brazil[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic Games |  (2016, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 64999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 116366 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 21 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2015, she was one of three Paralympic athletes who took part in a popular video that was intended to introduce Brazilians to the paralympics as a spectator sport. The video was shot with hidden cameras, and it records the reactions of spectators as the three paralympians as they enter three gyms as disabled people and they then impress observers with their abilities. The video attracted million of viewers and acquaintances who never recognised her as a silver medalist from London.[2]
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