Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva (born 8 June 1980) is a Portuguese female hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 69.55 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal. She competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012 without reaching the final.
Achievements Representing 1998World Junior Championships Annecy, France20th (q)51.83 m1999European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia9th (q)54.01 m2000Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd57.35 m2001European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands4th63.64 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada28th (q)58.91 mUniversiade Beijing, China15th (q)59.41 m2002Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala1st65.02 mEuropean Championships Munich, Germany33rd (q)58.22 m2003World Championships Paris, France24th (q)63.82 m2004Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain4th63.44 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece34th (q)63.81 m2005Universiade İzmir, Turkey17th (q)57.01 m2006Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico2nd64.59 mEuropean Championships Gothenburg, Sweden33rd (q)60.51 m2007World Championships Osaka, Japan34th (q)61.81 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China46th (q)59.42 m2009World Championships Berlin, Germany37th (q)62.86 m2010Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain5th63.05 m2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea25th (q)65.40 m2012European Championships Helsinki, Finland20th (q)62.81 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom35th (q)62.81 m
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