![]() Félix at the
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Full name | Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | 9 September 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) |
400 metres Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva (born 9 September 2003), commonly known as Jardênia Félix, is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in T20 events. She is a silver medalist at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships, a two-time INAS Global Games bronze medalist and a Paralympic bronze medalist.
Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte on 9 September 2003. In 2016, she began competing in able-bodied athletics and the following year, she switched to para-athletics after her coach identified some signs of intellectual disability. [1]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships, Félix won the silver medal at the 400m event. Two months later, at the 2019 INAS Global Games, she won a bronze medal in the 100m and 200m events. [2] [1]
At the age of 17, Félix won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 400 metres event, [3] recording her best time of 57:43. She also competed in the long jump, finishing in fifth place. [4]
![]() Félix at the
2020 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | 9 September 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) |
400 metres Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva (born 9 September 2003), commonly known as Jardênia Félix, is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in T20 events. She is a silver medalist at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships, a two-time INAS Global Games bronze medalist and a Paralympic bronze medalist.
Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte on 9 September 2003. In 2016, she began competing in able-bodied athletics and the following year, she switched to para-athletics after her coach identified some signs of intellectual disability. [1]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships, Félix won the silver medal at the 400m event. Two months later, at the 2019 INAS Global Games, she won a bronze medal in the 100m and 200m events. [2] [1]
At the age of 17, Félix won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 400 metres event, [3] recording her best time of 57:43. She also competed in the long jump, finishing in fifth place. [4]