Cátia Oliveira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Cátia Cristina da Silva Oliveira (born 12 June 1991) is a Brazilian Para table tennis player and former footballer. Cátia won a gold medal at the 2015 Parapan American Games and was selected for the 2016 Paralympic Games in her home country.^[1] Cátia began playing table tennis in 2013 and developed quickly, winning a place on Brazil's national team in time for the 2015 Parapan American Games. In October 2018 she won a silver medal at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia. She was bereaved by the untimely death of her father during the tournament.^[2]

Cátia Oliveira

Personal information
Full name	Cátia Cristina da Silva Oliveira
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 (age 32) Cerqueira César, Brazil
Website	http://catiaoliveira.com.br/
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para table tennis
Event	Class 2
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2016
Medal record Table tennis Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Women's individual C1-2 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Women's individual C1-2 2019 Lima Women's individual C1-2
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2005–2007 Botucatu International career 2007 Brazil U-17 0 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Botucatu Futebol Clube signed Cátia as a promising footballer when she was 14 years old. In October 2007, teammate Renata Costa was driving Cátia and Michele in her Opel Corsa when she crashed into another car at a level crossing. Michele and Renata suffered minor injuries, while Cátia, who was asleep in the back seat, suffered a spinal cord injury resulting in paraplegia.^[3][4] Costa was fined $576 for driving without a licence.^[5] Cátia had been called up to the Brazil women's national under-17 football team on the day of the accident.^[6]

In June 2021 she was one of the women as part of Brazil's table tennis team for the 2020 Paralympic Games which were delayed for a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The other athletes were Bruna Costa Alexandre (class 10), Danielle Rauen (in class 9) and Joyce Oliveira (in class 4).^[7]

References

1. Werlang, Hector (9 September 2016). "O tempo de Cátia: como o tênis de mesa a levou ao sonho da seleção" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
2. "Cátia Oliveira é vice-campeã Mundial na Eslovênia" (in Portuguese). Olimpíada Todo Dia. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
3. Agassi, Gilmar (18 October 2007). "Após acidente, Renata está apta a jogar" (in Portuguese). Jornal Folha de Londrina. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
4. de Cássia Cornélio, Rita (20 October 2007). "Acidente com jogadoras gera polêmica" (in Portuguese). Jornal da Cidade. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
5. "Cátia: Jogadora que provocou acidente não possui habilitação" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
6. "Jogadora envolvida em acidente não tem habilitação" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
7. "Com time de sparrings de alto nível, Seleção paralímpica de tênis de mesa encerra semana de treinamentos em São Paulo - Surto Olímpico". www.surtoolimpico.com.br. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

External links

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