Luiz Maurício da Silva

Luiz Mauricio da Silva
Personal information
Full nameLuiz Mauricio Dias da Silva
Born (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24)
Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw

Luiz Mauricio Dias da Silva (born 17 January 2000) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[1] He represented his country at the 2023 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

On June 30, 2024, competing in the Brazil Trophy, held in São Paulo, he achieved a mark of 85.57 m, breaking the South American record for the event and also beating the Olympic index, which was 85.50 m. With this, he obtained a place for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he achieved a mark of 85.91m in the qualification, breaking the South American record again and qualifying for the final in sixth place. It was the first time that a Brazilian qualified for the javelin throw final at the Olympics - in the 1932 Games, Heitor Medina finished in 11th place, when there were no qualifiers for this event. In the final, he did not achieve the same performance as in the qualifying phase, but finished in 11th place with a mark of 80.67m, equaling the best mark in Brazil's history at the Olympics.[3][4][5][6]

His personal best in the event is 85.91 metres set in Paris in 2024.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 24th (q) Javelin throw 60.74 m
2019 South American U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Javelin throw 71.17 m
Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd Javelin throw 74.51 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 6th Javelin throw 70.74 m
South American U23 Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st Javelin throw 70.73 m
Junior Pan American Games (U23) Cali, Colombia 2nd Javelin throw 71.35 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 3rd Javelin throw 80.41 m
South American U23 Championships Cascavel, Brazil 1st Javelin throw 78.92 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Javelin throw 76.90 m
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Javelin throw 77.17 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (q) Javelin throw 77.70 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 9th Javelin throw 68.20 m
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 3rd Javelin throw 82.02 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 11th Javelin throw 80.67 m

References

  1. ^ Luiz Maurício da Silva at World Athletics
  2. ^ Paris 2024: Luiz Maurício garante vaga olímpica no lançamento do dardo
  3. ^ Men's Javelin Throw Qualification Results
  4. ^ Luiz Maurício da Silva quebra recorde sul-americano e vai à final do lançamento de dardo
  5. ^ Luiz Maurício encerra jejum de quase 100 anos e vai à final do lançamento do dardo em Paris
  6. ^ Luiz Maurício da Silva é 11º lugar na final do lançamento de dardo