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Thiago Braz da Silva
Brazilian pole vaulter

Thiago Braz da Silva

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Brazilian pole vaulter
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Marília
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31 years
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Biography

Thiago Braz da Silva (born 16 December 1993) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the pole vault. He currently holds the Olympic record of 6.03 metres.

Career

In 2012 he won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships.

In 2013 he became the South American champion with a new outdoor area record of 5.83 metres. On 24 June 2015 he set a new record of 5.92 metres in Baku, Azerbaijan.

On 13 February 2016 he extended the South American indoor record to 5.93 metres in Berlin, Germany.

On 15 August 2016, he won the gold medal in pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, recording a new Olympic and South American record of 6.03 metres. He was just 1 cm away from matching Brad Walker's Americas record, of 6,04m, accomplished on June 8, 2008.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Brazil
2009South American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil3rd4.40 m
2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore2nd5.05 m
South American Youth ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1st5.10 m
2011Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMiramar, United States1st5.20 m
South American Junior ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2nd4.85 m
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st5.55 m
2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia1st5.83 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia14th (q)5.40 m
2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland4th5.75 m
South American GamesSantiago, ChileNM
2015Pan American GamesToronto, CanadaNM
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China19th (q)5.65 m
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States12th5.55 m
2016ISTAF IndoorBerlin, Germany1st5,93 m iAR
20162016 Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st6.03 m Olympic record AR

iAR = indoor AR

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