Mariana Ribeiro

Mariana Ribeiro
Personal information
Full nameMariana Gesteira Ribeiro
Born (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995
Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo100 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris100 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris100 m backstroke S9
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester50 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore50 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place2025 Singapore100 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira100 m backstroke S9
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester100 m backstroke S9

Mariana Gesteira Ribeiro (born 28 June 1995) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, where she won the bronze medal in the 100 meter freestyle event in the S9 class.[2]

Ribeiro is part of the LGBTQ+ community.[3]

Career

Ribeiro learned to swim at the age of ten. At 14, she was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari syndrome, a condition that affects the brain and nervous system. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes: Mariana Ribeiro". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mariana Ribeiro é bronze nos 100m livre S9 e fatura 1ª medalha paralímpica". Universo Online. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Out LGBTQ Paralympians at the 2024 Paris Summer Games". OutSports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mariana Ribeiro - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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