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.

Mayra Aguiar

Aguiar at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Mayra Aguiar da Silva
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 (age 31) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Website	http://www.mayraaguiar.com.br/
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–78 kg
Club	Sogipa Brazilian Judo Confederation
Coached by	Antônio Carlos Pereira "Kiko"
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2014, 2017, 2022)
Pan American Champ.	(2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022)
Olympic Games	(2012, 2016, 2020)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2012 London –78 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro –78 kg 2020 Tokyo –78 kg World Championships 2014 Chelyabinsk –78 kg 2017 Budapest –78 kg 2022 Tashkent –78 kg 2010 Tokyo –78 kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's team 2011 Paris –78 kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro –78 kg 2019 Tokyo –78 kg Pan American Games 2019 Lima –78 kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro –70 kg 2015 Toronto –78 kg 2011 Guadalajara –78 kg Pan American Championships 2008 Miami –70 kg 2010 San Salvador –78 kg 2012 Montreal –78 kg 2013 San José –78 kg 2015 Edmonton –78 kg 2019 Lima –78 kg 2022 Lima –78 kg 2007 Montreal –70 kg 2011 Guadalajara –78 kg 2016 Havana –78 kg World Masters 2012 Almaty –78 kg 2013 Tyumen –78 kg 2016 Guadalajara –78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2011 Rio de Janeiro –78 kg 2012 Paris –78 kg 2014 Tyumen –78 kg 2016 Paris –78 kg 2019 Düsseldorf –78 kg 2013 Moscow –78 kg 2015 Abu Dhabi –78 kg 2018 Düsseldorf –78 kg 2019 Ekaterinburg –78 kg 2020 Düsseldorf –78 kg 2022 Tbilisi –78 kg 2010 Rio de Janeiro –78 kg 2011 Paris –78 kg 2011 Moscow –78 kg 2011 Tokyo –78 kg 2017 Abu Dhabi –78 kg 2018 Ekaterinburg –78 kg 2022 Budapest –78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2017 Cancún –78 kg 2019 Budapest –78 kg 2018 Hohhot –78 kg 2018 Cancún –78 kg 2016 Tbilisi –78 kg 2022 Zagreb –78 kg World Juniors Championships 2010 Agadir –78 kg 2008 Bangkok –70 kg 2006 Santo Domingo –70 kg 2009 Paris –78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1039
JudoInside.com	43348
Updated on 11 October 2022.

Bio

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

She 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 she suffered a very serious injury of her right knee. She was unable to perform any judo training for almost 10 months, coming back only in September 2009.[4]

Judo

She 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, 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 difficult semifinal 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, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13]

Achievements

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mayra Aguiar.

• Official website (archived)
• Mayra Aguiar at the International Judo Federation
• Mayra Aguiar at JudoInside.com
• Mayra Aguiar at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Mayra Aguiar at Olympics.com
• Mayra Aguiar at Olympedia
• Mayra Aguiar at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)

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