Mayra Aguiar

Mayra Aguiar
Aguiar at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Mayra Aguiar da Silva
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1991-08-03) August 3, 1991
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Residence Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Website http://www.mayraaguiar.com.br/
Sport
Country  Brazil
Sport Judo
Club Sogipa
Brazilian Judo Confederation
Coached by Antônio Carlos Pereira "Kiko"

Mayra Aguiar da Silva (born August 3 1991) is a Brazilian judoka.[1]

Bio

Mayra was born in Porto Alegre and begun with judo when she was just a little girl.

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

In December 2008 she suffered a very hard injury of her right knee. She was right out of the tatami for almost 10 months, coming back only in September 2009.[4]

Judo

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

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

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

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

In 2012, Aguiar won the 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 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 struggling semifinal with Tcheuméo, where Aguiar was kept scoreless and wound defeated on penalties, sent her again to the bronze match, which Aguiar won, giving her a second Olympic medal.[11][12]

Achievements

Aguiar in 2010.
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2007Pan American Games 2ndMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2008Olympic Games 20thMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2010Pan American Championships 1stHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2010World Championships 2ndHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2011Pan American Championships 2ndHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2012Olympic Games 3rdHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2016Olympic Games 3rdHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  2. ↑ http://www.sogipa.com
  3. ↑ http://www.portaldojudo.com/?p=455%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  4. ↑ http://esporte.uol.com.br/judo/ultimas/2009/10/25/ult75u1169.jhtm
  5. ↑ http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Entrevista/0,,ENN738-4858,00.html
  6. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ig/leire-iglesias-1.html
  7. ↑ http://globoesporte.globo.com/lutas/noticia/2010/05/mayra-aguiar-supera-lesao-e-volta-aos-bons-resultados-bateu-desespero.html
  8. ↑ http://www.lancenet.com.br/noticias/10-09-09/823369.stm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  9. ↑ http://www.abrilemlondres.com.br/1520/judo/apos-cair-na-semifinal-judoca-mayra-aguiar-e-bronze%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  10. ↑ https://www.si.com/olympics/2016/08/01/olympic-judo-preview-rio-2016
  11. ↑ http://www.judoinside.com/news/1583/Legendary_Kayla_Harrison_double_Olympic_champion
  12. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-kayla-harrison-repeats-as-olympic-judo-1470943713-htmlstory.html
Awards
Preceded by
Rafaela Silva		 Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
2017		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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