Vânia Silva

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.

Vânia Silva
Personal information
Born (1980-06-08) 8 June 1980
Leiria, Pinhal Litoral, Portugal
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Portugal
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Updated on 14 August 2012.

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
  1. "ECCC Group A 2011 Complete Results". EAA. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  2. "Vânia Silva breaks nation hammer record". www.thebesteam.blogspot.com. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20041105220808/http://www.eaa-athletics.ch/ech-u23-2001/results/WT4MXXH101.htm
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