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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Aguiar and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Mayra Aguiar da Silva (born August 3 1991) is a Brazilian judoka.[1] She was a bronze medallist in three consecutive Olympics, 2012, 2016 and 2020. She is also three-time world champion (2014, 2017 & 2022). She is the first Brazilian woman to win three Olympic medals in an individual sport.

Bio

Aguiar was born in Porto Alegre and began judo training when she was young.

Aguiar trains under Kiko (Antônio Carlos Pereira) in a group with João Derly, Tiago Camilo and others in SOGIPA.[2] Derly and Camilo are also her sporting idols.[3]

In December 2008, Aguiar suffered a serious injury to her right knee. She was unable to perform any judo training for almost ten months, coming back only in September 2009.[4]

Judo

Aguiar is one of the most talented Brazilian judokas in history.[citation needed] When she was 16 years old, she competed at 2007 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[5]

In 2008, Aguiar competed at Olympic Games in Beijing but lost her only match with Spanish judoka Leire Iglesias.[6]

In 2009, Aguiar missed the whole season because of a knee injury.

In 2010, after an injury, Aguiar changed category from middleweight to half-heavyweight[7] and won a gold medal at 2010 Pan American Championships in El Salvador. In September of that same year, she participated at the 2010 World Championships and lost the final to Kayla Harrison from the United States, receiving the silver medal.[8]

In 2012, Aguiar won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning three matches by ippon. Her only defeat was again to Harrison, who won the semifinal on the way to a gold medal.[9]

Aguiar became the world champion in 2014, defeating the French Audrey Tcheuméo in the final.

With Brazil hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics and Aguiar's recent triumphs, she was the favorite to win the gold.[10] A difficult semi-final against Tcheuméo, where Aguiar was kept scoreless and was defeated on penalties, sent her again to the bronze match, which Aguiar won, giving her a second Olympic medal.[11][12]

In 2021, Aguiar won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13]

Won 3rd gold medal at world championship in Tashkent 2022. [14]

Achievements

Aguiar in 2010.
Year Tournament Place Weight class
2007 Pan American Games 2nd Middleweight (−70 kg)
2008 Olympic Games 20th Middleweight (−70 kg)
2010 Pan American Championships 1st Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2010 World Championships 2nd Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2011 Pan American Championships 2nd Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2012 Olympic Games 3rd Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2016 Olympic Games 3rd Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2017 World Championships 1st Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019 Pan American Championships 1st Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019 World Championships 3rd Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019 Pan American Games 1st Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2021 Olympic Games 3rd Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2022 World Championships 1st Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)

References

  1. ^ "Mayra Aguiar - Judo - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Home". sogipa.com.
  3. ^ http://www.portaldojudo.com/?p=455[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Mayra Aguiar conquista o bronze no Mundial Júnior em Paris - 25/10/2009 - UOL Esporte - Judô".
  5. ^ "Papo de Sábado - ENTREVISTA - A menina-prodígio do judô brasileiro".
  6. ^ Leire Iglesias at Sports Reference
  7. ^ "Mayra Aguiar supera lesão e volta aos bons resultados: 'Bateu desespero'".
  8. ^ http://www.lancenet.com.br/noticias/10-09-09/823369.stm[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Abril em Londres : Após cair na semifinal, judoca Mayra Aguiar é bronze". www.abrilemlondres.com.br. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Judo field more wide-open than ever at Rio Games".
  11. ^ "Legendary Kayla Harrison double Olympic champion".
  12. ^ "2016 Summer Olympics: The U.S. dominates Rio Games with 121 medals - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asQgolEmzDI

External links

Media related to Mayra Aguiar at Wikimedia Commons

Awards
Preceded by Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayra_Aguiar