Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado
Personal information
Born (1985-05-27) 27 May 1985 (age 39)
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAthletics

Lucas Prado (born 27 May 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]

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]

  1. ^ "Prado, Lucas". IPC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Xinhua". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Brazilian site (In Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  4. ^ "BBC Sport – Paralympic results". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.