Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes (born 15 January 1965) is a Brazilian paralympic athlete, who competes in the F52 class. She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw F53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

Elizabeth Gomes

Rodrigues Gomes in May 2025
Personal information
Full name	Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes
Born	15 January 1965 (1965-01-15) (age 60) Santos, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Wheelchair basketball Para-athletics
Disability class	F53
Events	Discus throw Javelin throw Shot put
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F53 2024 Paris Discus throw F53 2024 Paris Shot put F54 World Championships 2023 Paris Shot put F54 2024 Kobe Discus throw F53 2024 Kobe Shot put F54 2025 New Delhi Shot put F54 Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago Javelin throw F54

Career

Rodrigues Gomes competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games as an athlete in wheelchair basketball.

She is coached by Rosi Farias at the club level,^[2] and Amaury Wagner Verissimo at the national team level.

She competed in the 2015 Parapan American Games, 2019 Parapan American Games,^[3][4][5] and 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.^[6]

Rodrigues Gomes in 2024