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Susana Barroso

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Susana Carvalheira Barroso
Personal information
Full nameSusana Cristina Carvalheira Barroso
Born (1974-06-10) 10 June 1974 (age 50)
Lisbon, Portugal
Sport
Country Portugal
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Disability classS3
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Portugal
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Women's 50m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Women's 50m backstroke S3
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Women's 50m backstroke S3
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Women's 50m backstroke S3-4
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Women's 100m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Women's 50m backstroke S3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Malta Women's 50m backstroke S3
Gold medal – first place 1994 Malta Women's 50m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place 1998 Christchurch Women's 50m backstroke S3
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Christchurch Women's 50m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Christchurch Women's 100m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 50m backstroke S3
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts

Susana Cristina Carvalheira Barroso (born 10 June 1974) is a retired Portuguese Paralympic swimmer and boccia player who competes in international level events. She was the first Portuguese swimmers to win a medal in swimming at the Summer Paralympics and was the most medalled female Paralympian for her country.[1][2]

Barroso had a fourteen-year swimming career starting in 1991 where she won a bronze medal in a European swimming championships for disabled swimmers and retired from swimming in 2005. She played boccia two years after her retirement and returned to the Paralympics eight years later at the 2012 Summer Paralympics when she competed in boccia where she did not medal in her event.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Susana Barroso - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Susana Barroso, Paralympic athlete most medaled ever, leaves competition (in Portuguese)". RTP Sport. 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Susana Barroso will represent Portugal at the London 2012 Paralympics". Associaco Salvador. 11 December 2012.