Tuany Barbosa Siqueira
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| Full name | Tuany Priscila Barbosa Siqueira | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 26, 1993 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F55 (discus) F57 (shot put) | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw | |||||||||||||||||
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Tuany Priscila Barbosa Siqueira (born 26 May 1993) is a Brazilian para-athlete who competes in the F55 and F57 classifications, specializing in the shot put and discus throw. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and is also recognized for her advocacy for LGBTQ+ representation in sports.
Early life and judo career
[edit]Siqueira was born and raised in the community of Jacarezinho, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro.[1] At age eight, she began practicing judo through a community social project. She later trained at the Instituto Reação, a social and sporting organization founded by Olympic bronze medalist Flávio Canto.[2] Siqueira won the Brazilian junior national championship twice and represented her club in national and international tournaments.
Siqueira's judo career ended in 2014 following a severe injury during the Grand Prix Nacional Interclubes in São José dos Campos, São Paulo.[3] Competing in the heavyweight category (+78 kg) for Instituto Reação, she faced the Cuban Olympic champion Idalys Ortiz.[4] During the match, her right leg became trapped on the mat and twisted as Ortiz executed a throw, resulting in a complete rupture of all knee ligaments and permanent damage to her fibular nerve. The injury caused motor impairment and a loss of physical sensation in her right leg from the knee down, requiring extensive hospitalization.[5][6]
Para-athletics career
[edit]Following her rehabilitation, Siqueira transitioned to para-athletics in 2017. Encouraged by acquaintances associated with the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), she began training in the F55 and F57 classifications. She made her competitive debut in May 2017 at the Rio-Sul regional stage of the Caixa Lotteries National Athletics and Swimming Circuit (Circuito Loterias Caixa de Atletismo e Natação), winning a silver medal in the F57 shot put.[7]
At the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, Siqueira won a silver medal in the F57 shot put and a bronze medal in the F55 discus throw.[8] She was subsequently selected to represent Brazil at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, held in 2021. Siqueira competed in two events: she finished eleventh in the F57 discus throw with a personal best of 21.30 meters, and sixth in the F57 shot put with a throw of 9.87 meters.[9]
Advocacy and honors
[edit]Siqueira is an out LGBTQ+ athlete. In July 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, she was one of thirty athletes featured in the digital exhibition Ser Atleta (To Be an Athlete), organized by Sesc São Paulo in partnership with the COB and CPB.[10] The exhibition featured Siqueira in its "Ser LGBTQIAP+" segment, which aimed to address diversity and combat discrimination in sports.[11]
In late 2021, Siqueira was awarded the Tiradentes Medal—the highest honor conferred by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (ALERJ)—in recognition of her sports achievements and social representation.[12] In 2023, she joined "Time Rio Paralímpico", a municipal sponsorship initiative managed by the city of Rio de Janeiro and the CPB to support local athletes preparing for international competitions, including the 2023 Parapan American Games and the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tuany Priscila Barbosa Siqueira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Ex-judoca estreia com medalha no Circuito Loterias Caixa de atletismo". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2025-10-14. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Após grave acidente, ex-judoca renasce no atletismo e quer bater mexicana "osso duro" no Parapan". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Brasileira quebra a perna ao sofrer golpe de cubana em luta de judô". UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ Andrade, Matheus (24 August 2021). "Cria do Jacarezinho é uma das esperanças de medalha para o Brasil nas Paralimpíadas de Tóquio". Voz das Comunidades (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Ex-judoca convencional irá defender atletismo em seu primeiro Parapan". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ ""Mega feliz que a favela venceu", disse a atleta Tuany Barbosa". Mídia NINJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Brasil ultrapassa as 120 medalhas conquistadas em apenas três dias do Parapan de Lima 2019". Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2025-11-14. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Tuany Priscila Barbosa Siqueira - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ Abensur, Danny (8 July 2021). "Ser Atleta é ser diverso". Sesc São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Ser Atleta". Guia Olá SP (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ "Resolução". Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ O Dia (11 October 2023). "Prefeitura anuncia incentivo para atletas do Time Rio que conquistarem medalhas". O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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