Raíssa Rocha Machado

Raíssa Rocha Machado

Machado at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Personal information
Nickname	Boto
Born	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 28) Ibipeba, Bahia, Brazil
Home town	Uberaba, Brazil
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F56
Event	Javelin throw
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw F56 2024 Paris Javelin throw F56 World Championships 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F56 2015 Doha Javelin throw F56 2023 Paris Javelin throw F56 2019 Dubai Javelin throw F56 Parapan American Games 2019 Lima Javelin throw F56 2015 Toronto Javelin throw F56

Raíssa Rocha Machado[a] (born 17 May 1996) is a Brazilian Paralympic javelin thrower.[1]

Career

Machado competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games, where she won a bronze medal.[2] At the 2019 Parapan American Games, she won a gold medal.

Machado finished sixth at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3][4] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Notes

1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Machado.

References

1. "Raissa Rocha Machado - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. "Raissa rocha Machado". Disabled and Proud. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. "Raissa Machado - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
4. "De monstro à deusa: a jornada de aceitação de Raíssa Machado" [From monster to goddess: The journey of acceptande of Raissa Machado]. olimpiadatododia.com (in Portuguese). 8 April 2020.

External links

• Raissa Rocha Machado at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
• Raissa Rocha Machado at the International Paralympic Committee
• Raissa Rocha Machado at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)