Thalita Simplício

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Simplício and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Thalita Simplício

Personal information
Full name	Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva
Born	(1997-08-20) 20 August 1997 (age 27) Natal, Brazil
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para athletics
Disability	Glaucoma
Disability class	T11
Event(s)	100 metres 200 metres 400 metres Long jump
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed 4x100m relay T11-13 2020 Tokyo 200 m T11 2020 Tokyo 400 m T11 2024 Paris 400 m T11 World Championships 2019 Dubai 400 m T11 2023 Paris 400 m T11 2024 Kobe 400 m T11 2019 Dubai 200 m T11 2024 Kobe 200 m T11 2015 Doha 400 m T11 2023 Paris 200 m T11 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto 200 m T11 2015 Toronto 400 m T11 2015 Toronto Long jump T11/12 2019 Lima 100 m T11 2019 Lima 200 m T11 2023 Santiago 200 m T11

Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva (born 20 August 1997) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump events at international elite events. She is a Paralympic silver medalist, a six-time Parapan American Games silver medalist and a World champion in sprinting.^[1]

Career

She was one of the first dozen Brazilian paralympians cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021. Other early choices to be included were Jerusa Geber dos Santos (who also competes in T11), Rayane Soares (T13), Beth Gomes (F52), Claudiney Batista (F56), Cícero Nobre (F57) and Thiago Paulino.^[2]

Personal life

Simplício was born with impaired vision and went completely blind aged twelve.^[3]

References

1. "Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
2. "Atletismo: velocistas fazem índices no 1ª dia de seletiva paralímpica". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
3. "Thalita Simplicio - Rede do Esporte". Rede do Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 February 2021.

External links

• Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
• Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva at the International Paralympic Committee
• Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Thalita Vitória Simplício at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)