Welington Morais
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 September 1996 Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | Pinheiros |
| Coached by | Ricardo Souza Barros |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 21.01 m (2024) |
Medal record | |
Welington Silva Morais (born 6 September 1996) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was the gold medallist at the 2021 South American Championships and the silver medallist at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships.
Early years
[edit]Welington Silva Morais was born in Imperatriz, Maranhão on 6 September 1996.[1] He began training in athletics in 2010 at the suggestion of a teacher who observed him playing dodgeball.[2] Morais won some local titles before moving to the city of Londrina to continue his training.[2] He saw a rapid improvement in his results,[2] winning the silver medal in the javelin throw (700 g) at the 2012 South American Youth Championships in Argentina.[3] The following year he won a gold medal in the shot put event at the Jogos Escolares da Juventude (Juvenile School Games); his mother surprised him by travelling to the city of Belém to see him compete for the first time.[2]
Career
[edit]After settling on the shot put as his discipline, Morais captured the silver medal at the 2015 South American Junior Championships in Ecuador.[4] He also competed at the Pan American Junior Championships two months later in Canada,[5] though he did not medal. In 2018, Morais won a bronze medal at the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo by reaching 19.37 m.[6] Two weeks later he won the 2018 South American U23 Championships with a personal best throw of 19.85 m, coming within 7 centimetres of the championship record.[7]
In mid-2019, Morais competed at both the Summer Universiade in Italy and the Pan American Games in Peru, though he failed to reach the podium at either.[8][9] However, that September, he repeated as a bronze medallist at the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo before capturing the Brazilian university title.[10][11] Morais followed this up with a silver-medal performance at the 2020 Troféu Brasil de Atletismo, recording a throw of 19.43 m while Darlan Romani captured his ninth consecutive national title.[12]
On 26 March 2021, Morais threw 20.28 m for a first-place finish at the Reynaldo Berto Gorno South American Grand Prix in Uruguay.[13] It was the first time he surpassed the 20-metre mark and was the second-farthest throw ever by a Brazilian, behind only Darlan Romani's 22.61 m.[13] Morais then won the gold medal at the 2021 South American Championships in Ecuador with a throw of 19.87 m,[14] though he failed to get onto the podium at the national championships after finishing in fourth place.[15]
Morais improved to 20.60 m for a third-place finish at the Torneio Internacional de Atletismo São Paulo in April 2022.[16] He won the silver medal at the Ibero-American Championships in Spain the following month.[17] He achieved a new personal best mark of 20.78 m but once again finished behind Darlan Romani, who recorded a championship record throw of 21.70 m.[17]
At the World Athletics Challenge, in the city of Concepción del Uruguay (Argentina), in April 2024, he became the 2nd Brazilian in history to throw over 21m, after Darlan Romani. He reached the mark of 21.01m.[18]
Achievements
[edit]All information taken from World Athletics profile.[19]
Personal bests
[edit]| Type | Event | Time | Date | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | Shot put | 21.01 m | 6 April 2024 | Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina | |
| Discus throw | 46.94 m | 13 September 2019 | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Javelin throw | 57.76 m | 21 September 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil |
International competitions
[edit]National titles
[edit]- National University Championships
- Shot put: 2019
- National U23 Championships
- Shot put: 2018
- National Junior Championships
- Shot put (6 kg): 2015
- National U18 Championships
- Javelin throw (700 g): 2012
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Welington Silva Morais" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Pinheiros. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Vicente, Juliana (10 November 2013). "Mãe se emociona ao ver pela primeira vez filho atleta participando de prova". Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "2012 South American U18 CH". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Brasil começa bem o Sul-Americano de Juvenis no Equador" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Athletics Confederation. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Silva, Regys (29 July 2015). "Brasil terá 28 atletas no Pan-Americano Juvenil de Atletismo, que acontecerá no Canadá". Surto Olímpico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Troféu Brasil coroa temporada para vários atletas do Pinheiros" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Pinheiros. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Tenorio and Mansilla highlight South American U23 Championships". World Athletics (in Portuguese). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Summer Universiade results - 2019" (PDF). Atletika. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Merguizo, Marcel (7 August 2019). "Darlan Romani sobra no arremesso do peso, conquista o ouro e bate o recorde do Pan". Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Confira os resultados do Troféu Brasil de Atletismo 2019". Runner's World Brasil (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "JUBs - Jogos Universitários Brasileiros 2019" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Athletics Confederation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Darlan Romani conquista nona vitória seguida no Troféu Brasil". Rede do Esporte (in Portuguese). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Welington Morais entra para o para o G4 de arremessadores de 20 m" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Atletismo. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Pinheirenses conquistam 11 medalhas para o Brasil no Sul-Americano de Atletismo" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Pinheiros. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "XL Troféu Brasil Loterias Caixa de Atletismo" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Athletics Confederation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Torneio Internacional de Atletismo Loterias Caixa Cidade de São Paulo 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Athletics Confederation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b Arbelo, Alejandro (23 May 2022). "Pleno de medallas para los atletas canarios en el Campeonato Iberoamericano". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Matheus Lima crava seu 2º índice a Paris, agora nos 400m com barreiras
- ^ Welington Morais at World Athletics
