Raíssa Rocha Machado
![]() Machado at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Boto | 
| Born | 17 May 1996 Ibipeba, Bahia, Brazil  | 
| Home town | Uberaba, Brazil | 
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | 
| Disability class | F56 | 
| Event | Javelin throw | 
Medal record  | |
Raíssa Rocha Machado[a] (born 17 May 1996) is a Brazilian Paralympic javelin thrower.[1]
Career
Machado competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games, where she won a bronze medal.[2] At the 2019 Parapan American Games, she won a gold medal.
Machado finished sixth at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3][4] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Notes
- ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Machado.
 
References
- ^ "Raissa Rocha Machado - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
 - ^ "Raissa rocha Machado". Disabled and Proud. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
 - ^ "Raissa Machado - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
 - ^ "De monstro à deusa: a jornada de aceitação de Raíssa Machado" [From monster to goddess: The journey of acceptande of Raissa Machado]. olimpiadatododia.com (in Portuguese). 8 April 2020.
 
External links
- Raissa Rocha Machado at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)
 - Raissa Rocha Machado at the International Paralympic Committee
 - Raissa Rocha Machado at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
 
