Georgette Vidor
Georgette Vidor Mello (born 5 October 1958) is a Brazilian gymnastics coach and politician.[1] She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] She has worked as head of artistic gymnastics and as a coach at Clube de Rogatos de Flamengo. Vidor worked with the Brazilian National Women's Team for 15 years.[1] With her as coach, the Brazilian team won their first Pan American gold medals and their first world medal.[1] Vidor had an accident that caused her to be paraplegic. She still went on to coach more top athletes.[1]
In 2002, Vidor was elected State Representative, with 50,350 votes.[1] She later became a Deputy and created the first permanent commission to help people with disabilities in State Legislative Assemblies in Brazil, She also created the accessibility seal and held seminars every year.[1] Vidor was part of the party executive. She helped others to prepare for their jobs.[1] As of January 2023, Vidor was Head of Municipal Secretariat for People with Disabilities. She has held this position since May 2011.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Shimosakai, Ricardo (May 22, 2014). "Georgette Vidor. Achievements in sport, politics and accessibility". Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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