Jucilene de Lima

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Jucilene de Lima
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Jucilene de Lima in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJucilene Sales de Lima
Born (1990-09-14) September 14, 1990 (age 33)
Taperoá, Paraíba
Sport
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
SportAthletics
Event Javelin
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Javelin throw
Military World Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Mungyeong Javelin throw
Updated on 10 October 2015

Jucilene Sales de Lima (born 14 September 1990) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. [1] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, she has won multiple medals on regional level, including the bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

Participating in the 2023 World Athletics Championships, held in Budapest, she became the first Brazilian in history to reach the final of the javelin throw event. In the final (where 12 competitors participated), after performing 3 launches, she was in 6th place, with a mark of 60.34 meters, ranking among the 8 that would continue competing and would make 3 more launches. She didn't improve her mark in the 3 final launches, finishing in 8th place, the best position in the history of Brazil in this event in World Championships. [3]

Her personal best in the event is 62.89 metres set in São Paulo in 2014. This is the current national record.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2004 South American Youth Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st48.04 m
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 17th (q)43.62 m
South American Championships Cali, Colombia 6th 44.74 m
South American Junior Championships Rosario, Argentina 1st46.04 m
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China NM
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 52.86 m
South American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st47.53 m
Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st49.42 m m
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 10th45.73 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th 46.59 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 11th 50.87 m
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 48.44 m
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 54.37 m
South American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd48.74 m
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd47.10 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 4th 55.98 m
South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 56.00 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 3rd 57.73 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th (q) 55.18 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd 60.17 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 61.71 m
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 1st 59.86 m
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 60.16 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 3rd 60.42 m
World Championships Beijing, China 25th (q) 59.49 m
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 2nd 57.99 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 3rd 59.65 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 15th (q) 60.14 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 3rd 57.86 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 19th (q) 57.13 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 2nd 62.42 m
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 60.68 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 60.34 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 5th 59.04 m
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 2nd 62.31 m

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References

  1. Jucilene de Lima at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Athletics de LIMA Jucilene Sales". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. Jucilene Sales de Lima é finalista do lançamento de dardo no Mundial de Atletismo