Ana Carolina Silva de Moura (born 27 November 1995) also known as Carol Moura and Carolina Moura, is a Brazilian para-taekwondo practitioner who competes in the F44 classification in the under 65 kg category.[1]
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| Full name | Ana Carolina Silva de Moura | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1995[1] Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 65kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editMoura was born in Belo Horizonte with a congenital malformation in her right forearm. She has been involved in various sports, having practiced soccer, dance and rhythmic gymnastics before pursuing parataekwondo in 2016,[2] in order to be able to defend herself after being robbed in downtown Belo Horizonte and losing a piece of jewelry that held sentimental value for her.[3]
Moura competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games, winning the gold medal in her category.[4] Having qualified for the 2024 Paralympic Games, she represented Brazil and won a gold medal in the 65 kg event,[1][2] the first in the history of women's taekwondo for the country, after defeating French athlete Djélika Diallo 13 to 7.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "SILVA DE MOURA Ana Carolina". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024. (alternate link)
- ^ a b "Ana Carolina Moura". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Campeã das Paralimpídas iniciou no taekwondo após assalto: "Para saber me defender"" [Paralympic champion started taekwondo after robbery: "To know how to defend myself"]. ge.globo (in Portuguese). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Para taekwondo Medallistas por categoría de peso" (PDF) (in Spanish). 25 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Schwambach, Ana Cristina (30 August 2024). "Paralimpíada: Brasil conquista ouro inédito no taekwondo com Ana Carolina Moura" [Paralympics: Brazil wins historic gold in taekwondo with Ana Carolina Moura]. CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
External links
edit- Ana Carolina Silva de Moura at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Ana Carolina Moura at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
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