Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva (born 20 August 1997) is a Brazilian

Paralympic athlete The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about ...

who competes in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

events at international elite events. She is a Paralympic silver medalist, a six-time

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silver medalist and a

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champion in sprinting.

Career

She was one of the first dozen Brazilian paralympians cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021. Other early choices to be included were Jerusa Geber Dos Santos (who also competes in T11), Rayane Soares (T13), Beth Gomes (F52), Claudiney Batista (F56), Cícero Valdiran (F57) and Thiago Paulino.

Personal life

Simplício was born with impaired vision and went completely blind aged twelve.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simplicio, Thalita 1997 births Living people Brazilian female sprinters Brazilian female long jumpers Paralympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games World Para Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen 21st-century Brazilian sportspeople Sportspeople from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte