Catarina Guimarães (born February 19, 2004) is an American Para Athlete who competes in international soccer and track and field competitions.
A member of the 2024 US Paralympic Track & Field team with a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, and a 2024 Paris Paralympian, Catarina is world ranked for the 100m, 400m and long jump events.
She is a double Parapan American Games bronze medalist.
As well as athletics training, Guimarães is the author of Death Garden fiction book series.
Catarina is the 1st Cerebral Palsy Sprinter to train and compete at the NCAA Div 1 level. As a member of the High Point University Track and Field team.
References
Team USA | Regas Woods, Catarina Guimaraes, Daniel Romanchuk, Noelle Malkamaki and Rayven Sample Guess the Emoji Phrase | Para Track & Field
External links
Catarina Joao Guimaraes at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)