Portuguese hammer thrower (born 1980)
Vânia Silva
Personal information |
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Born | (1980-06-08) 8 June 1980 (age 44) Leiria, Portugal |
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
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Sport |
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Country | Portugal |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Hammer throw |
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Updated on 14 August 2012 |
Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva (born 8 June 1980) is a Portuguese female hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 69.55 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal.[1] She competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012 without reaching the final.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
Representing Portugal |
1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 20th (q) | 51.83 m |
1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 9th (q) | 54.01 m |
2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 57.35 m |
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | 63.64 m[2] |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 28th (q) | 58.91 m |
Universiade | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | 59.41 m |
2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 65.02 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 33rd (q) | 58.22 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 24th (q) | 63.82 m |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | 63.44 m |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 34th (q) | 63.81 m |
2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 17th (q) | 57.01 m |
2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 64.59 m |
European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 33rd (q) | 60.51 m |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 34th (q) | 61.81 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 46th (q) | 59.42 m |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 37th (q) | 62.86 m |
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 5th | 63.05 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 25th (q) | 65.40 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th (q) | 62.81 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 35th (q) | 62.81 m |
References
- ^ "ECCC Group A 2011 Complete Results". EAA. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.eaa-athletics.ch. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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