Luiz Manara

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Guarnieri and the second or paternal family name is Manara.

Luiz Manara

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33) Mogi Mirim, São Paulo
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Table tennis
Event	C8, MD18 doubles
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  Brazil Summer Paralympics 2024 Paris Men's doubles MD18 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Men's C8 2019 Lima Men's C8 2023 Santiago Men's C8 2015 Toronto Men's C6–C8 team 2019 Lima Men's C6–C8 team 2023 Santiago Men's doubles MD18

Luiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara (born 19 November 1991) is a Brazilian table tennis player.

Career

Having suffered from a lack of oxygenation during childbirth, Manara had cerebral palsy. As a form of therapeutic rehabilitation, table tennis also found a way to play sport competitively. He was three-time Parapanemerican champion in class C8,^[1] and in 2024 he won the bronze medal alongside Claudio Massad in the MD18 men's doubles at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[2][3]

References

1. "Luiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara". Comite Paralimpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Brasileiros comemoram de forma efusiva vaga na semi no tênis de mesa". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 August 2024.
3. "Massad e Manara batem franceses e garantem medalha". Olimpiada Todo Dia (in Portuguese). 30 August 2024.

External links

• Luiz Filipe Manara at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
• Luiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara at the International Paralympic Committee
• Luiz Filipe Guarnieri Manara at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)