| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Micaela Rosa de Mello |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | 7 March 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 8.00 (Spokane, 2025) 100m hurdles: 12.85 (Fayetteville, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Micaela Rosa de Mello (born 7 March 2000) is a Brazilian hurdler. In 2025, she became the Brazilian national record holder over 60 metres hurdles, she has also won national championship titles over 100 metres hurdles. [1]
She is from São José and is a member of UCA de São José. [2] She was a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2021 South American Championships in Ecuador. [3] She finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles at the event. [4]
She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 South American Games. [5] She was a bronze medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games. [6] She was Brazilian national champion in 2022 in the 100 metres hurdles. [7]
She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2023 South American Championships, although the winner, Caroline Tomaz, later received a doping suspension. [8] [9]
Competing for Washington State University she reached the final of the NCAA Championships in 2024. [10] She was Brazilian national champion in 2024 in the 100 metres hurdles. [11]
In Spokane in January 2025, she a ran the 60 metres hurdles in time of 8.02, setting a new Brazilian indoor record, six hundredths better than the previous mark of 8.08, achieved by Maíla Machado at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. [12] [13] In February 2025, she lowered it to 8.00, also in Spokane. [14] She finished fourth in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in a time of 8.02 seconds. [15]
