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Mayra Aguiar

Aguiar at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 (age 32) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.78 m
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–78 kg
Club	Sogipa Brazilian Judo Confederation
Coached by	Antônio Carlos Pereira "Kiko"
Achievements and titles
World finals	(2014, 2017, 2022)
Regional finals	(2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022)
Olympic finals	(2012, 2016, 2020)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Brazil Olympic Games Bronze 2012 London ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg World Championships Gold 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2017 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's team Bronze 2011 Paris ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg Pan American Games Gold 2019 Lima ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg Silver 2015 Toronto ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg Pan American Championships Gold 2008 Miami ‍–‍70 kg Gold 2010 San Salvador ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2012 Montreal ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2013 San José ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2019 Lima ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2022 Lima ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2023 Calgary ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2007 Montreal ‍–‍70 kg Silver 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2016 Havana ‍–‍78 kg World Masters Gold 2012 Almaty ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Slam Gold 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2012 Paris ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2016 Paris ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2013 Moscow ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2011 Paris ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2011 Moscow ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2022 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2023 Baku ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Prix Gold 2017 Cancún ‍–‍78 kg Gold 2019 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2018 Cancún ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg Bronze 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg World Juniors Championships Gold 2010 Agadir ‍–‍78 kg Silver 2008 Bangkok ‍–‍70 kg Bronze 2006 Santo Domingo ‍–‍70 kg Bronze 2009 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Updated on 3 December 2023.

Mayra Aguiar da Silva (born August 3 1991) is a Brazilian judoka. 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.

Bio

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

Aguiar trains under Kiko (Antônio Carlos Pereira) in a group with João Derly, Tiago Camilo and others in SOGIPA. Derly and Camilo are also her sporting idols.

In December 2008, Aguiar suffered a serious injury to her right knee. She was unable to perform any judo training for almost ten months, coming back only in September 2009.

Judo

Aguiar 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.

In 2008, Aguiar competed at Olympic Games in Beijing but lost her only match with Spanish judoka Leire Iglesias.

In 2009, Aguiar missed the whole season because of a knee injury.

In 2010, after an injury, Aguiar changed category from middleweight to half-heavyweight and won a gold medal at 2010 Pan American Championships in El Salvador. In September of that same year, she participated at the 2010 World Championships and lost the final to Kayla Harrison from the United States, receiving the silver medal.

In 2012, Aguiar won a 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.

Aguiar became the 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. A difficult semi-final 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.

In 2021, Aguiar won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Achievements

Aguiar in 2010.

See also

In Spanish: Mayra Aguiar para niños