Catarina Guimarães (born February 19, 2004) is an American Para Athlete who competes in international soccer and track and field competitions.
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| Full name | Catarina Joao Guimarae | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 19, 2004 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cranford, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | High Point University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New Jersey Navigators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | John Guimaraes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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A member of the 2024 US Paralympic Track & Field team, and a 2024 Paris Paralympian, Catarina is world ranked for the 100m, 400m and long jump events.
She is a double Parapan American Games bronze medalist.[1][2][3]
As well as athletics training, Guimarães is the author of Death Garden fiction book series.[4]
Catarina is the 1st Cerebral Palsy Sprinter to train and compete at the NCAA Div 1 level. As a member of the High Point University Track and Field team.
References
edit- ^ "Catarina Guimaraes – Team USA". August 25, 2022. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Catarina Guimaraes – IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. August 25, 2022. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Cranford's Catarina Guimaraes Set to Make History Twice in One Year". Tap into Cranford. April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Catarina Guimaraes – Personal Website". Catarina Guimaraes. August 25, 2022.