Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado (born 27 May 1985 in Mato Grosso) is a visually impaired Brazilian athlete. He lost 90% of his vision in 2003 due to retinal detachment. He was introduced to track by friend and Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina.[1]

Lucas Prado
Prado at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1985-05-27) 27 May 1985
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 400 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 400 m T11
IPC World Championships}
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 100 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 200 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 400 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 100 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 200 m T11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro100m T11
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro200m T11
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro400m T11
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100m T11
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara200m T11
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m T11
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 100 m T11

He won three gold medals in track for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting a world record,[2][3] and won two silver medals running 100m and 400m during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.[4]

References
  1. "Prado, Lucas". IPC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. "Xinhua". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. "Brazilian site (In Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  4. "BBC Sport – Paralympic results". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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