Mariana D'Andrea

Mariana D'Andrea
D'Andrea in 2016
Personal information
Born (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26)
Itu, São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 73 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi 73 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 61 and 67 kg

Mariana D'Andrea (born 12 February 1998)[1] is a Brazilian Paralympic powerlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She is the first competitor representing Brazil to win a gold medal in powerlifting at the Paralympics.[2][4] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Mariana D'Andrea". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Houston, Michael (29 August 2021). "D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "From Tokyo to Tbilisi: Mariana D'Andrea". Paralympic.org. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Bonnie Gustin and Bose Omolayo extend domination". Paralympic.org. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (2 December 2021). "Omolayo breaks world record to claim gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.