Márcia Malsar

Marcia Malsar
Malsar (front) at the 2016 Paralympics
Sport
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class C6

Márcia Malsar is a retired Brazilian Paralympic sprinter. In 1984 she became the first Brazilian athlete ever to win a Paralympic gold medal.[1] She won three more medals at the 1984 and 1988 Paralympics and competed in 1992.[2] Malsar carried the Paralympic torch during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

References

  1. "Rio Paralympics: Marcia Malsar Finished Carrying Torch After Fall : People.com". people.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  2. Márcia Malsar. paralympic.org
  3. "Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony Begins With Spectacular Wheelchair Jump | Huffington Post". huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-08.



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