Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado (born May 27, 1985 in Mato Grosso) is a visually impaired Brazilian athlete. He lost 90% of his vision in 2003 due to retinal detachment. He was introduced to track by friend and Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina.[1]

Lucas Prado
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1985-05-27) May 27, 1985
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 100 m T11
2008 Beijing 200 m T11
2008 Beijing 400 m T11
2012 London 100 m T11
2012 London 400 m T11
IPC World Championships
2013 Lyon 100 m T11
2013 Lyon 200 m T11
2011 Christchurch 100 m T11
Parapan American Games
2015 Toronto 100 m T11

He won three gold medals in track for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting a world record,[2][3] and won two silver medals running 100m and 400m during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.[4]

References
  1. "Prado, Lucas". IPC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. "Xinhua". Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. "Brazilian site (In Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. "BBC Sport – Paralympic results". Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2018-02-11.


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