Geisa Arcanjo
Personal information | |
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Full name | Geisa Rafaela Arcanjo |
Born | São Roque, São Paulo | 19 September 1991
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Updated on 5 February 2015 |
Geisa Rafaela Arcanjo (born 19 September 1991, in São Roque, São Paulo) is a Brazilian athlete. She was a finalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth. Her personal best for the event is 19.02 metres. She was the 2012 gold medallist at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Arcanjo initially won at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics but was disqualified for doping.
Career
Born in
She began to focus on shot put in 2010 and threw a Brazilian junior record of 17.11 m. She came fifth at the
Arcanjo had significantly improved when she returned to action in 2012, setting a series of personal bests on the Brazilian circuit. She cleared eighteen metres for the first time at the
She finished 9th in the Shot Put at the 2015 Pan American Games.
At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, she finished 15th in the Women's shot put. [10]
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]
After the 2012 Olympic Games, her performance dropped a lot, never matching her Olympic mark of 19m02, and retiring in 2022, after ten years with little relevant results even in competitions like the Pan American Games, where she would theoretically be a favorite.[12]
Personal bests
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Shot put | 19.02 m | London, United Kingdom | 6 Aug 2012 |
Discus throw | 53.30 m | São Paulo, Brazil | 1 May 2010 |
International competitions
References
- ^ Geisa Arcanjo Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. London2012.. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- ^ Geisa Arcanjo. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- ^ 2009 Pan American Junior Championships Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- ^ Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs. IAAF (24-09- 2012). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- ^ "2010 World Junior Championships – Women's Shot Put Final". IAAF. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ Brazilian athlete warned after failed test. ESPN (2011-03-23). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- ^ Geisa Arcanjo tem advertência por doping mantida (in Portuguese). Estadao (2011-08-11). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (24-09-2012). Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
- ^ Qualification results
- ^ "Athletics ARCANJO Geisa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Geisa Arcanjo announces retirement at the age of 30
External links
- Geisa Arcanjo at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geisa Arcanjo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-07.