Alana Maldonado

Alana Martins Maldonado (born 27 July 1995) is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic judoka.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She also represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event.[1][4]

Alana Maldonado
Alana Maldonado (2016)
Personal information
Full nameAlana Martins Maldonado
Born (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
DisabilityVision impairment
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 70 kg

She won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Canada and at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.

References
  1. "Alana Martins". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (29 August 2021). "Maldonado upgrades to gold at Tokyo 2020 as judo competition concludes". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. "Alana Maldonado returns from Rio 2016 disappointment and claims coveted gold". Paralympic.org. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. "Uzbekistan takes it all, stunning judo results at Paralympics". Judo Inside. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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