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Ana Carolina Silva de Moura

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Ana Carolina Moura
Personal information
Full nameAna Carolina Silva de Moura
Nationality Brazil
Born (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)[1]
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sport
Country Brazil
SportPara Taekwondo
Disability classF44
Weight class65kg
Medal record
Women's para taekwondo
Representing  Brazil
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 65 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago −65 kg

Ana Carolina Silva de Moura (born 27 November 1995) is a Brazilian para-taekwondo practitioner who competes in the F44 classification in the under 65 kg category.[1]

Biography

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Moura 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]

Moura competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games, winning the gold medal in her category.[3] Having qualified for the 2024 Paralympic Games, she represented her country there and won a gold medal in the 65 kg event.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ana Carolina Silva". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ana Carolina Moura". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "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.