Brazilian discus thrower
Andressa de Morais
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Full name | Andressa Oliveira de Morais |
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Born | (1990-12-21) December 21, 1990 (age 33) João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |
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Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
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Sport |
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Country | Brazil |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Discus |
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Updated on 7 October 2015 |
Andressa Oliveira de Morais (born December 21, 1990) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the discus throw.[1] With a throw of 64.21 meters she achieved at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships she became the South American record holder.
In 2019, at Leiria, Portugal, she broke the South American record in Discus Throw, with a mark of 65.34.[2]
At the 2019 Pan American Games, she won the silver medal in Discus Throw, breaking the South American record, with a mark of 65.98. It was reported she tested positive at the Games, and was later provisionally suspended.[3]
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
International competitions
Representing
Brazil Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 5th | Discus throw | 50.39 m |
World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20th (q) | Discus throw | 47.44 m |
South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Discus throw | 51.24 m |
2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 5th | Discus throw | 51.36 m |
6th | Hammer throw | 58.12 m |
South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Discus throw | 55.27 m |
1st | Hammer throw | 55.26 m |
Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | Discus throw | 55.28 m |
2nd | Hammer throw | 55.01 m |
2010 | South American U23 Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Discus throw | 53.28 m |
1st | Hammer throw | 55.95 m |
Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 5th | Discus throw | 54.20 m |
2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Discus throw | 57.54 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 18th (q) | Discus throw | 57.93 m |
2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Discus throw | 64.21 m | AR |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 16th (q) | Discus throw | 60.94 m |
South American U23 Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Discus throw | 57.66 m |
2013 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 5th | Discus throw | 53.66 m |
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 4th | Discus throw | 52.62 m |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.82 m |
2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Discus throw | 61.15 m |
Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 6th | Discus throw | 58.08 m |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 19th (q) | Discus throw | 59.08 m |
Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.07 m |
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | Discus throw | 55.28 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st (q) | Discus throw | 57.38 m |
2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Discus throw | 64.68 m |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th | Discus throw | 60.00 m |
2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Discus throw | 58.86 m |
Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | Discus throw | 62.02 m |
2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Discus throw | 62.42 m |
Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | DSQ | Discus throw | 65.98 m | Doping |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (q) | Discus throw | 58.90 m |
2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 3rd | Discus throw | 58.33 m |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 20th (q) | Discus throw | 58.11 m |
South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 2nd | Discus throw | 60.10 m |
2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | Discus throw | 59.92 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 17th (q) | Discus throw | 59.15 m |
Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.29 m |
2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 2nd | Discus throw | 60.37 m |
Personal bests
- Discus Throw – 65.34 (Leiria 2019)
- Hammer Throw – 58.89 (São Paulo 2012)
References
- ^ Biografia dos Atletas – Andressa De Morais (in Portuguese), Nissan Brasil, archived from the original on 2015-02-05, retrieved February 5, 2015
- ^ Globoesporte (26 June 2019). "De Morais breaks South American discus record in Leiria". Globoesporte. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ sport24 (6 September 2019). "Brazilian discus thrower suspended over doping". sport24. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Athletics de MORAIS Andressa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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