Mayra Aguiar

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 two-time world champion (2014 and 2017). She is the first Brazilian woman to win three Olympic medals in an individual sport.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Aguiar and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Mayra Aguiar
Aguiar at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMayra Aguiar da Silva
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1991-08-03) 3 August 1991
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Websitehttp://www.mayraaguiar.com.br/
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg
ClubSogipa
Brazilian Judo Confederation
Coached byAntônio Carlos Pereira "Kiko"
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2014, 2017)
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
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 Gualdelajara –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
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
IJF Grand Prix
2017 Cancún –78 kg
2019 Budapest –78 kg
2018 Hohhot –78 kg
2018 Cancún –78 kg
2016 Tbilisi –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
IJF1039
JudoInside.com43348
Updated on 12 November 2021.

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. 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
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)
2017World Championships 1stHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019Pan American Championships 1stHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019World Championships 3rdHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019Pan American Games 1stHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2021Olympic Games 3rdHalf-Heavyweight (−78 kg)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.sogipa.com
  3. http://www.portaldojudo.com/?p=455%5B%5D
  4. "Mayra Aguiar conquista o bronze no Mundial Júnior em Paris - 25/10/2009 - UOL Esporte - Judô".
  5. "Papo de Sábado - ENTREVISTA - A menina-prodígio do judô brasileiro".
  6. Leire Iglesias at Sports Reference
  7. "Mayra Aguiar supera lesão e volta aos bons resultados: 'Bateu desespero'".
  8. http://www.lancenet.com.br/noticias/10-09-09/823369.stm%5B%5D
  9. http://www.abrilemlondres.com.br/1520/judo/apos-cair-na-semifinal-judoca-mayra-aguiar-e-bronze%5B%5D
  10. "Judo field more wide-open than ever at Rio Games".
  11. "Legendary Kayla Harrison double Olympic champion".
  12. "2016 Summer Olympics: The U.S. dominates Rio Games with 121 medals - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.
  13. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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