Lucas Prado
 Lucas Prado at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 27, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lucas Prado (born in Mato Grosso on May 27, 1985) is a visually impaired Brazilian athlete. He lost 90% of his vision in 2003 due to retinal detachment. He was introduced to track by friend and Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina.[1]
He won three gold medals in track for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting a world record,[2][3] and won two silver medals running 100m and 400m during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.[4]