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Ádria Rocha Santos (born 11 August 1974) is a retired Paralympic sprinter from Brazil. Born nearly blind, she completely lost her vision by 1994. She competed in category T11 events at six consecutive Paralympics from 1988 to 2008 and won at least one medal on each occasion. She was a final torch bearer at the
2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place on the evening of 7 September 2016 at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, starting at 18:30 BRT (21:30 UTC). Preparations The theme of the ceremony was "Todo Mundo tem um Cora ...
. In 2003 Santos married Rafael, a former pole vaulter who served as her guide and coach. The couple has a daughter.


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* 1974 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Brazil Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil Brazilian female sprinters Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games 21st-century Brazilian women 20th-century Brazilian women Visually impaired sprinters Paralympic sprinters People from Nanuque Sportspeople from Minas Gerais Brazilian blind people {{Brazil-Paralympic-medalist-stub