Josiane Lima

Josiane Dias de Lima (born 25 February 1975) is a Brazilian para-rower in sculling events. She has won various accolades in her main event, the PR2 (formerly TA) mixed double sculls, including a bronze medal with Elton Santana at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and a gold medal with Lucas Pagani at the 2007 World Rowing Championships. Lima has competed at every Paralympic Games that has featured rowing, and won Brazil's first Olympic rowing medal with Santana (thus also the first woman to win a rowing medal for Brazil). She has also competed in the women's single sculls and indoor rowing.

Josiane Lima
Personal information
Full nameJosiane Dias de Lima
Born (1975-02-25) 25 February 1975
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportPara rowing
Disability classPR2
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Mixed double sculls: 08:26.98
Mixed double sculls 1 km: 03:57.94
Single sculls: 10:36.00
Indoor single 1 km: 03:56.8
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing mixed double sculls
World Rowing Championships
2007 Munich mixed double sculls
2009 Poznán mixed double sculls
2014 Amsterdam TA mixed double sculls
World Rowing Cup
2012 Belgrade TA mixed double sculls
2015 Varese TA mixed double sculls
2018 Ottensheim PR2 mixed double sculls
World Indoor Rowing Championships
2011 women's 1000 m
2014 women's 1000 m
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