Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva (born 8 June 1980) is a Portuguese female hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 69.55 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal.[1] She competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012 without reaching the final.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1980 Leiria, Portugal |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Updated on 14 August 2012 | |
Achievements
editReferences
edit- ^ "ECCC Group A 2011 Complete Results". EAA. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.eaa-athletics.ch. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- Vânia Silva at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vania Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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