Douglas Matera (born 8 May 1993) is a Brazilian

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Paral ...

. He represented Brazil at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

Career

Matera represented Brazil at the

2019 Parapan American Games The 2019 Parapan American Games ( es, Juegos Parapanamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, was an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, ...

where he won three gold medals and three silver medals. Matera represented Brazil at the

and won a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 49pts event.

Personal life

His brother, Thomaz, represented Brazil at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

References

1993 births Living people Paralympic swimmers for Brazil Swimmers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Swimmers at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Brazilian male backstroke swimmers Brazilian male butterfly swimmers Brazilian male medley swimmers S13-classified para swimmers 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-Paralympic-medalist-stub