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Portuguese hammer thrower (born 1980)
Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva (born 8 June 1980 in
Leiria ,
Pinhal Litoral ) is a female
hammer thrower from
Portugal . Her personal best throw is 69.55 metres, achieved in May 2011 in
Vila Real de Santo António ,
Portugal .
[1]
[2] 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
[3]
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
Izmir , 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
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