TIFANNY ABREU'S PERSONAL HISTORY IN HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.82941

Keywords:

Sports. Gender identity. Transgender persons. Case reports.

Abstract

This study looks into the personal history of Tifanny Abreu in her process to enter and remain in high performance volleyball. We conducted a descriptive and qualitative case study. To collect our data, we used a semi-structured interview, later transcribed and submitted to content analysis. As results, we found resistance throughout Tifanny’s personal history involving her gender transition and permanence in volleyball, her treatment by the media and fans, and her use of the changing room.

 

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Author Biographies

Rafael Marques Garcia, UFRJ

Master's degree in Physical Education at UFRJ and participant in the Group of Studies in Body, Sport and Society, GECOS and Laboratory of Studies Body, Sport and Society, LAbCOESO, duly registered by the DGP of CNPq.

Erik Giuseppe Barbosa Pereira, UFRJ

PhD in Exercise and Sports Sciences (UERJ-2015). Effective Professor at UFRJ, where he is the leader of the Group of Studies in Body, Sport and Society, GECOS and the Laboratory of Studies Body, Sport and Society, the LAbCOESO. Performance and interest are related to the cultural, historical and social aspects of corporal and cultural practices in their different intervention environments.

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Published

2019-05-26

How to Cite

GARCIA, R. M.; PEREIRA, E. G. B. TIFANNY ABREU’S PERSONAL HISTORY IN HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 25, p. e25032, 2019. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.82941. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/82941. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 25, jan./dez. 2019

Section

Original Articles

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