Jardênia Félix

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
Félix at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT20
Event(s)400 metres
Long jump
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Brazil
World Para Athletics Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Notwill400 m
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo400 m

Early life

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]

Career

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]

References
  1. "Jardênia Félix ganha Bronze em Tóquio nos 400 metros T200". agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. "Guia de Imprensa" (PDF). 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. "Athletics FELIX BARBOSA da SILVA Jardenia - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "T20 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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