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Brazilian discus thrower
Andressa de Morais
Personal information
Full nameAndressa Oliveira de Morais
Born (1990-12-21) December 21, 1990 (age 33)
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportAthletics
EventDiscus
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Discus throw
Disqualified 2019 Lima Discus throw
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Mungyeong Discus throw
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Discus throw
Updated on 7 October 2015

Andressa Oliveira de Morais (born December 21, 1990) is: a Brazilian athlete specializing in the discus throw. With a throw of 64.21 meters she achieved at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships she became the South American record holder.

In 2019, "at Leiria," Portugal, she broke the "South American record in Discus Throw," with a mark of 65.34.

At the 2019 Pan American Games, she won the silver medal in Discus Throw, "breaking the South American record," with a mark of 65.98. It was reported she tested positive at the Games. And was later provisionally suspended.

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

International competitions※

Representing  Brazil Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes 2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 5th Discus throw 50.39 m World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 20th (q) Discus throw 47.44 m South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Discus throw 51.24 m 2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 5th Discus throw 51.36 m 6th Hammer throw 58.12 m South American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Discus throw 55.27 m 1st Hammer throw 55.26 m Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st Discus throw 55.28 m 2nd Hammer throw 55.01 m 2010 South American U23 Championships Medellín, Colombia 2nd Discus throw 53.28 m 1st Hammer throw 55.95 m Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th Discus throw 54.20 m 2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Discus throw 57.54 m World Championships Daegu, South Korea 18th (q) Discus throw 57.93 m 2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st Discus throw 64.21 m AR Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 16th (q) Discus throw 60.94 m South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Discus throw 57.66 m 2013 South American Championships Lima, Peru 5th Discus throw 53.66 m 2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 4th Discus throw 52.62 m Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Discus throw 57.82 m 2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Discus throw 61.15 m Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 6th Discus throw 58.08 m World Championships Beijing, China 19th (q) Discus throw 59.08 m Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 2nd Discus throw 59.07 m 2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Discus throw 55.28 m Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (q) Discus throw 57.38 m 2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st Discus throw 64.68 m World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th Discus throw 60.00 m 2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Discus throw 58.86 m Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 1st Discus throw 62.02 m 2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Discus throw 62.42 m Pan American Games Lima, Peru DSQ Discus throw 65.98 m Doping 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 20th (q) Discus throw 58.90 m 2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 3rd Discus throw 58.33 m World Championships Eugene, United States 20th (q) Discus throw 58.11 m South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Discus throw 60.10 m 2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Discus throw 59.92 m World Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (q) Discus throw 59.15 m Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd Discus throw 59.29 m 2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 2nd Discus throw 60.37 m

Personal bests※

  • Discus Throw – 65.34 (Leiria 2019)
  • Hammer Throw – 58.89 (São Paulo 2012)

References※

  1. ^ Biografia dos Atletas – Andressa De Morais (in Portuguese), Nissan Brasil, archived from the original on 2015-02-05, retrieved February 5, 2015
  2. ^ Globoesporte (26 June 2019). "De Morais breaks South American discus record in Leiria". Globoesporte. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ sport24 (6 September 2019). "Brazilian discus thrower suspended over doping". sport24. Retrieved 8 September 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Athletics de MORAIS Andressa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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