Edênia Garcia

{{short description|Brazilian Paralympic swimmer}}

{{Infobox athlete

| name = Edênia Garcia

| nickname = De

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| sport = Paralympic swimming

|disability = Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

|disability_class = S3

| event = Freestyle swimming
Backstroke

| club = Associacao Paralimpica de Campinas

| coach = Fabiano Quirino da Silva

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Crato, Brazil

| residence = São Paulo, Brazil

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| height = 1.64m

| weight = 67kg

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| country = {{BRA}}

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{{Medal|Sport|Paralympic swimming}}

{{Medal|Country|{{BRA}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2004 Athens|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 London|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2008 Beijing|50m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships (LC)}}

{{Medal|Gold|2002 Mar del Plata|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2006 Durban|50m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2006 Durban|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2010 Eindhoven|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 London|50m backstroke S3}}

{{Medal|Silver|2002 Mar del Plata|50m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Silver|2002 Mar del Plata|100m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Silver|2002 Mar del Plata|200m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Silver|2006 Durban|100m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Silver|2006 Durban|200m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Silver|2010 Eindhoven|Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts}}

{{Medal|Silver|2013 Montreal|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 Mexico City|50m backstroke S3}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2002 Mar del Plata|Women's 4x50m medley relay 20pts}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2006 Durban|Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Eindhoven|50m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Glasgow|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2019 London|100m freestyle S3}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships (SC)}}

{{Medal|Gold|2009 Rio de Janeiro|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Competition|Parapan American Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2003 Mar del Plata|50m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2003 Mar del Plata|100m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2003 Mar del Plata|200m freestyle S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2003 Mar del Plata|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2011 Guadalajara|50m backstroke S5}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Toronto|50m backstroke S4}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|50m backstroke S3}}

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Edênia Nogueira Garcia (born 30 April 1987) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She specializes in the backstroke and has won multiple World and Parapan titles including three Paralympic medals.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 June 2020|title=Athlete in numbers: Edenia Garcia|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/athlete-numbers-edenia-garcia|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-07-01 |access-date=|website=International Paralympic Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701095224/https://www.paralympic.org/news/athlete-numbers-edenia-garcia }}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 July 2020|title=Edenia Garcia - IPC Athlete Bio|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=681270&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-07-01 |access-date=|website=ipc.infostradasports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701095225/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=681270&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1 }}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 July 2019|title=Edenia Garcia troca quantidade de treinos por qualidade e volta a der a "numero um"|url=http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/edenia-garcia-troca-quantidade-de-treinos-por-qualidade-e-volta-a-ser-numero-um|url-status=live|archive-date=2019-08-10 |access-date=|website=rededoesporte.gov.br|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810082837/http://www.rededoesporte.gov.br:80/pt-br/noticias/edenia-garcia-troca-quantidade-de-treinos-por-qualidade-e-volta-a-ser-numero-um }}

At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Garcia revealed that she was a lesbian during an interview.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 June 2020|title=Hear my voice: Edenia Garcia talks beina an LGBTQIA+ women with a disability|url=https://www.paralympic.org/blog/hear-my-voice-edenia-garcia-talks-being-lgbtqia-woman-disability|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-07-03 |access-date=|website=International Paralympic Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703143926/https://www.paralympic.org/blog/hear-my-voice-edenia-garcia-talks-being-lgbtqia-woman-disability }}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 August 2019|title=Mulher, nordestina, cadeirante, gay e pentacampea parapan-american: prazer, Edenia Garcia! (in Portuguese)|url=https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,mulher-nordestina-cadeirante-gay-e-tetra-no-parapan-prazer-edenia-garcia,70002986479|url-status=live|archive-date=2019-08-29 |access-date=|website=Esportes Estadao|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829222331/https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,mulher-nordestina-cadeirante-gay-e-tetra-no-parapan-prazer-edenia-garcia,70002986479 }}