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Lúcia da Silva Teixeira

April 7, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Lúcia da Silva Teixeira

Blind Judo Master

Lúcia Teixeira is a visually impaired judoka from Brazil who won second place in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and will be competing again in the 2016 events.

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