Gabriela Mendonça
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| Born | 21 May 1998 Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Chorioretinitis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriela Mendonça Ferreira (born 21 May 1998) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in international track and field competitions. She is a Parapan American Games bronze medalist and a World bronze medalist. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
Mendonça was born with bilateral chorioretinitis as her mother was bitten by a cat infected with toxoplasmosis when she was pregnant.[3]
References
- ^ "Gabriela Mendonca secure a place in the 100-meter final in Paris (in Portuguese)". aconteceums.com.br. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Gabriela Ferreira - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Gabriela Mendonca - Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Paralympic Committee. 2 March 2026.