| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Mauricio Dias da Silva |
| Born | 17 January 2000 Juiz de Fora, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin 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.
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