Ádria Rocha Santos is a retired Brazilian Paralympic sprinter, born on 11 August 1974. She was born nearly blind and had lost her vision completely by 1994. Competing in the T11 category for blind athletes, she took part in six consecutive Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2008 and won at least one medal at every one of them, a record of sustained success across two decades. She was one of the final torchbearers at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She married Rafael, a former pole vaulter who served as her guide and coach, in 2003, and the couple has a daughter.
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she completely lost her vision by 1994
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is a retired Paralympic sprinter from Brazil
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is a retired Paralympic sprinter from Brazil
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at six consecutive Paralympics from 1988 to 2008
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