GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING OF BRAZILIAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETES

Authors

  • Andressa Silva Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Fernanda Narciso Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Eduardo Stieler Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Lucas Alves Facundo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Aline Ângela da Silva Cruz Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Alberto Martins Costa Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro
  • Patrícia Silvestre Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro
  • Marco Túlio de Mello Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.88691

Keywords:

Geographic Mapping. Sports for Persons with Disabilities. Swimming. Athletics.

Abstract

The study conducted a geographic mapping of Brazilian Paralympic athletes practicing swimming and athletics and identified their disabilities. Data about the athletes were provided by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), where we sought information about those who participated in the 2015 competition Circuito Loterias Caixa. The sample consisted of 1,708 paralympic swimming and athletics athletes – 913 and 795 respectively. The study found that most athletes came from Brazil’s Southeast region (66%), followed by the South (11%), Northeast (11%), Center-West (9%) and North (3%). Athletes with physical-motor disabilities (65.5%) were the majority, followed by the visually (25.1%) and intellectually (9.4%) impaired. We concluded that the Brazilian region with the most athletics and swimming athletes  is the Southeast while the North region had lowest number. In addition, we found predominance of physical-motor disabilities in both sports.

 

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Author Biography

Andressa Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Coordenadora do Centro de Estudos em Psicobiologia e Exercício  - CEPECoordenadora do Setor de Esporte Paralímpico - CTE/UFMG
Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Esportes  - EEFFTO/UFMG
Academic CV:  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7852712014105032
Academic profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andressa_Silva3
Site CEPE: www.cepebr.org  

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Published

2019-09-06

How to Cite

SILVA, A.; NARCISO, F.; STIELER, E.; FACUNDO, L. A.; CRUZ, A. Ângela da S.; COSTA, A. M.; SILVESTRE, P.; MELLO, M. T. de. GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING OF BRAZILIAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETES. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 25, p. e25051, 2019. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.88691. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/88691. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 25, jan./dez. 2019

Section

Original Articles

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