Lucimara da Silva
Lucimara da Silva ( Lucimara Silvestre da Silva ; born July 10, 1985 in Lucélia , state of São Paulo ) is a former Brazilian heptathlete .
In 2007 she won the South American Athletics Championships in São Paulo and also won bronze in the 100-meter hurdles . A bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro was followed by a 31st place at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka .
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she came 17th and set a South American record with 6076 points.
In 2009, she was stripped of her gold medal at the South American Championships in Lima after a short-term doping control had shown a positive result for erythropoietin (EPO). A two-year ban was imposed for this violation of the doping regulations .
In 2011 she won the Pan American Games in Guadalajara and improved her continental record.
Personal best
- Heptathlon: 6160 points, June 10, 2012, Barquisimeto
- 100 m hurdles: 13.28 s, June 28, 2012, São Paulo
Web links
- Lucimara da Silva in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at Tilastopaja OY
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Doping Rule Violations ( Memento of October 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). October 19, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Silva, Lucimara there |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Silva, Lucimara Silvestre da (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian heptathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucélia , São Paulo (State) |