Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado

Lucas Prado at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1985-05-27) May 27, 1985
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's paralympic athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m T11 2008 Beijing 200 m T11 2008 Beijing 400 m T11 2012 London 100 m T11 2012 London 400 m T11 IPC World Championships 2013 Lyon 100 m T11 2013 Lyon 200 m T11 2011 Christchurch 100 m T11

Lucas Prado (born May 27, 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]

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