Joana Neves

☆ Save On Wikipedia ↗
Joana Neves
Neves at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameJoana Maria Jaciara da Silva Neves Euzébio
Born(1987-02-14)14 February 1987
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil[1]
Died18 March 2024(2024-03-18) (aged 37)
Sport
SportSwimming
Disability classS5
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro50 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroMixed 4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Bronze medal – third place2012 London50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoMixed 4×50m freestyle relay 20pts
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow50 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 GlasgowMixed 4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2015 Glasgow100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira50 m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira100 m freestyle S5
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara50m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara200m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara50m butterfly S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto200m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50m butterfly S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima200m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m butterfly S5
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima200m individual medley SM5

Joana Maria Jaciara da Silva Neves Euzébio (14 February 1987 – 18 March 2024) was a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer.[1][2] She won five paralympic medals.

Life

Neves was born in Rio Grande do Norte in 1987. She competing as a teenager and by the age of fourteen she was in international competitions.[3]

She competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Paralympics and won two silver and three bronze medals.[4] In 2015, she became the first Brazilian woman to win an individual gold medal at the IPC World Championships, which she accomplished in the 50 m freestyle.[5][6]

Neves died on 18 March 2024, at the age of 37.[7][8]

References

  1. Joana Silva. brasil2016.gov.br
  2. McDougall, A. J. (2024-03-19). "Joana Neves, Brazilian Paralympic Swimming Champion, Dies at 37". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  3. "Nadadora brasileira dona de cinco medalhas paralímpicas morre aos 37 anos" [Brazilian swimmer winner of five Paralympic medals dies at age 37]. UOL (in Portuguese). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. "Joana Maria da Silva Neves Euzébio". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. "Com Joana Maria Silva, Brasil chega ao primeiro ouro no individual feminino em Glasgow". Empresa Brasil de Comunicação. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. "World Para Swimming Official World Rankings 2021". IPC Sport Data Management System. 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. De George-Senior, Matthew (2024-03-26). "Passages: Joana Neves, Brazilian Paralympic Medalist, Age 37". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  8. Couzens, Gerard (2024-03-19). "Five time Paralympic medallist dies age 37 after entering hospital due to fits". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Joana Neves at Wikimedia Commons