Luiz Maurício da Silva

Luiz Mauricio da Silva

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Mauricio Dias da Silva
Born	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24) Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw

Luiz Mauricio Dias da Silva (born 17 January 2000) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.^[1] He represented his country at the 2023 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

On June 30, 2024, competing in the Brazil Trophy, held in São Paulo, he achieved a mark of 85.57 m, breaking the South American record for the event and also beating the Olympic index, which was 85.50 m. With this, he obtained a place for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he achieved a mark of 85.91m in the qualification, breaking the South American record again and qualifying for the final in sixth place. It was the first time that a Brazilian qualified for the javelin throw final at the Olympics - in the 1932 Games, Heitor Medina finished in 11th place, when there were no qualifiers for this event. In the final, he did not achieve the same performance as in the qualifying phase, but finished in 11th place with a mark of 80.67m, equaling the best mark in Brazil's history at the Olympics.^[3][4][5][6]

His personal best in the event is 85.91 metres set in Paris in 2024.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	24th (q)	Javelin throw	60.74 m
2019	South American U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	71.17 m
	Pan American U20 Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	Javelin throw	74.51 m
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	6th	Javelin throw	70.74 m
	South American U23 Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	1st	Javelin throw	70.73 m
	Junior Pan American Games (U23)	Cali, Colombia	2nd	Javelin throw	71.35 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	3rd	Javelin throw	80.41 m
	South American U23 Championships	Cascavel, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	78.92 m
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	Javelin throw	76.90 m
2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Javelin throw	77.17 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	20th (q)	Javelin throw	77.70 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	9th	Javelin throw	68.20 m
2024	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	3rd	Javelin throw	82.02 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	11th	Javelin throw	80.67 m

References

1. Luiz Maurício da Silva at World Athletics
2. Paris 2024: Luiz Maurício garante vaga olímpica no lançamento do dardo
3. Men's Javelin Throw Qualification Results
4. Luiz Maurício da Silva quebra recorde sul-americano e vai à final do lançamento de dardo
5. Luiz Maurício encerra jejum de quase 100 anos e vai à final do lançamento do dardo em Paris
6. Luiz Maurício da Silva é 11º lugar na final do lançamento de dardo

• Luiz Maurício da Silva at Tilastopaja (registration required)