Brazilian athletics competitor
Valdileia Martins (born 19 September 1989) is a Brazilian athlete who specialises in the high jump.[1] She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest without qualifying for the final. In addition, she has won multiple medals on regional level.
She became the second Brazilian in history to reach the mark of 1.90 m in the high jump, in the III CBAt/CPB Challenge, held in São Paulo, 2024. The Brazilian record of 1.92 m has been held by Orlane Maria Lima dos Santos since 1989 and was set in the altitude of Bogotá.[2]
Her personal bests in the event are 1.90 metres outdoors (São Paulo 2024) and 1.85 metres indoors (Cochabamba 2024).
International competitions[edit]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
Representing Brazil |
2007 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 1.70 m |
Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 8th | 1.65 m |
2010 | South American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1st | 1.83 m |
Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 5th | 1.80 m |
2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 5th | 1.84 m |
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 1.84 m |
2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | 1.83 m |
2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 1.84 m |
Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 5th | 1.78 m |
2020 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 1.82 m |
2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 2nd | 1.86 m |
2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 2nd | 1.84 m |
South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | 1.87 m |
2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 1.84 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 27th (q) | 1.85 m |
Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 1.78 m |
2024 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 1.85 m |
Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 1st | 1.88 m |
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