Jardênia Félix

Félix at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T20
Event(s)	400 metres Long jump
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 400 m World Championships 2023 Paris Long jump T20 World Para Athletics Junior Championships 2019 Notwill 400 m

Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva (born 9 September 2003), commonly known as Jardênia Félix, is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete who competes in T20 events. She is a silver medalist at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships, a two-time INAS Global Games bronze medalist and a Paralympic bronze medalist.

Early life

Jardênia Félix Barbosa da Silva was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte on 9 September 2003. In 2016, she began competing in able-bodied athletics and the following year, she switched to para-athletics after her coach identified some signs of intellectual disability.^[1]

Career

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships, Félix won the silver medal at the 400m event. Two months later, at the 2019 INAS Global Games, she won a bronze medal in the 100m and 200m events.^[2][1]

At the age of 17, Félix won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 400 metres event,^[3] recording her best time of 57:43. She also competed in the long jump, finishing in fifth place.^[4]

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