Terezinha Guilhermina
{{short description|Brazilian Paralympic athlete}}
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| name = Terezinha Guilhermina
| image =Meeting d'Athlétisme Paralympique de Paris - Terezinha Guilhermina 03.jpg
| caption = Guilhermina in 2014
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| nationality = Brazilian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|03|df=y}}
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| height = 1.63 m
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| sport = Para athletics
| disability_class = T11
| event = Sprint
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{{MedalSport | Women's para athletics }}
{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2008 Beijing | 200 m T11 }}
{{MedalGold | 2012 London | 100 m T11 }}
{{MedalGold | 2012 London | 200 m T11 }}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Beijing | 100 m T11 }}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|4 × 100 m – T11-13}}
{{MedalBronze | 2004 Athens | 400 m T12 }}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Beijing | 400 m T11 }}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 400 m T11 }}
{{MedalCompetition | IPC World Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Christchurch | 100 m T11 }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Christchurch | 200 m T11 }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Christchurch | 400 m T11 }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Christchurch | 4x100 m T11-13 }}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Lyon | 100 m T11 }}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Lyon | 200 m T11 }}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Lyon | 400 m T11 }}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Doha | 200 m T11 }}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Doha | 400 m T11 }}
{{MedalCompetition|Parapan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Rio de Janeiro|100m T11}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Rio de Janeiro|200m T11}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|100m T11}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|200m T11}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|400m T12}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Toronto|100m T11}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Toronto|200m T11}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Toronto|400m T11}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Rio de Janeiro|400m T13}}
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Terezinha Guilhermina (born 3 October 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T11 sprint events, T11 being the category for totally blind athletes. She has congenital retinitis pigmentosa, as do five of her twelve brothers.{{cite news |first=Fernando |last=Hawad |date=14 April 2015 |title=Terezinha Guilhermina (Atletismo Paralímpico) |url=http://www.esporteessencial.com.br/entrevista/terezinha-guilhermina-atletismo-paralimpico |website=esporteessencial.com.br |publisher=Esporte Essencia |access-date=15 June 2016 |language=Portuguese}}
She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 400 metres – T12 event, went out in the first round of the women's 800 metres – T12 event and finished seventh in the women's 1500 metres – T12 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 200 metres – T11 event, a silver medal in the women's 100 metres – T11 event and a bronze medal in the women's 400 metres – T11 event. In London 2012, she won two gold medals. In Rio 2016, she won silver in the women's 4 × 100 m relay - T11-13 and bronze in the women's 400m - T11.{{cite web |title=GUILHERMINA Terezinha |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/terezinha-guilhermina |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=19 September 2016 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021}} She was disqualified from the 200m T11 and 100m T11 after a false start. Her guide runner in Rio was Rafael Lazarini.
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- {{IPC athlete|id=terezinha-guilhermina|old_id=681715}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829015739/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/guilhermina-terezinha-5503125/ |title=Bio sheet, London 2012 official website}}
- {{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/20/sport/brazil-terezinha-guilhermina-paralympics |title=Blind runner beats poverty, bullies to become champion |website=CNN.com |publisher=CNN |date=20 February 2013}}
- {{cite news |url=https://www.ibsasport.org/news/713/usain-bolt-guides-brazils-terezinha-guilhermina |title=Usain Bolt guides Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina |website=IBSAsport.org |publisher=International Blind Sports Federation |date=21 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811032324/https://www.ibsasport.org/news/713/usain-bolt-guides-brazils-terezinha-guilhermina |archive-date=11 August 2020}}
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Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:World record holders in para-athletics
Category:Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Category:Brazilian blind people
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