Esperança Gicaso

Esperança Gicaso (born 2 July 1992) is an Angolan para-athletics competitor. She served as Angola's flagbearer at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Gicaso competes in the T11 classification for blind athletes.

Career highlights Gicaso began her athletic training in 2008. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100 metres T11 and 200 metres T11, and the 400 metres T12 events. She did not advance to the finals for these events.

Gicaso was Angola's flagbearer during the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. and the bronze medal in the 200 metres T11. She was named the Most Valuable Player of 2017 by the Olympic Athletes Association of Angola.

Personal life Gicaso lives in Maianga, Angola. She teaches Portuguese at a school in Luanda.