Geisa Rafaela Arcanjo (born 19 September 1991) is a Brazilian athlete. She was a finalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth. Her personal best for the event is 19.02 metres. She was the 2012 gold medallist at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Arcanjo initially won at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics but was disqualified for doping.
Career Born in São Roque, São Paulo,Geisa Arcanjo . London2012.. Retrieved on 2013-01-27. she started in athletics by competing in the shot put and the discus throw. She made her debut for Brazil at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, competing in the discus.Geisa Arcanjo. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27. Her first international medal came in 2008 when she was the gold medallist in the shot put at the 2008 South American Youth Championships in Athletics.Biscayart, Eduardo (2 December 2011). 400m Hurdles record at South American Youth Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27. She also won the Brazilian youth titles in both the discus and shot. The following year she stepped up to the junior (under 19) level. She had similar success, winning the shot put gold and discus silver at the South American Junior Championships as well as a shot put bronze medal at the Pan American Junior Championships.2009 Pan American Junior Championships . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs. IAAF (24-09- 2012). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
She began to focus on shot put in 2010 and threw a Brazilian junior record of 17.11 m. She came fifth at the South American Games and fourth at the Ibero-American Championships. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, she won Brazil's first gold medal at the championships since 1994. However, her doping test came back positive for the banned diuretic Hydrochlorothiazide and she was later disqualified. Arcanjo said that the substance had entered her system through a green tea that she had been taking, unbeknownst to her coach. Brazilian athlete warned after failed test. ESPN (2011-03-23). Retrieved on 2013-01-27. An initial judgment by the national athletics body (Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo) accepted the athlete's statement and gave her a warning rather than a ban. Brazil's sports court, Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva, overturned this decision on these grounds but upheld the warning due to the lack of enhancing impact that the substance would have on the athlete's performance.Geisa Arcanjo tem advertência por doping mantida . Estadao (2011-08-11). Retrieved on 2013-01-27. Arcanjo missed much of the 2011 season due to the length of the proceedings.
Arcanjo had significantly improved when she returned to action in 2012, setting a series of personal bests on the Brazilian circuit. She cleared eighteen metres for the first time at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, where she won the shot put with a personal best of 18.84 metres. After winning her first Brazilian title, she was selected for the Brazilian team for the 2012 London Olympics. Her throw of 19.02 metres in the Olympic final was enough for seventh place. She ended her season with a win at the 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics.Biscayart, Eduardo (24-09-2012). Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
She finished 9th in the Shot Put at the 2015 Pan American Games.
At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, she finished 15th in the Women's shot put.Qualification results
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
After the 2012 Olympic Games, her performance dropped a lot, never matching her Olympic mark of 19m02, and retiring in 2022, after ten years with little relevant results even in competitions like the Pan American Games, where she would theoretically be a favorite. Geisa Arcanjo announces retirement at the age of 30
Personal bests Event Result Venue Date Shot put 19.02 m London, United Kingdom 6 August 2012 Discus throw 53.30 m São Paulo, Brazil 1 May 2010
International competitions Representing 2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic26th (q)Discus38.09 m2008South American Youth ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stShot put (4 kg)14.22 m2ndDiscus throw (1 kg)43.23 m2009South American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stShot put15.30 m2ndDiscus48.18 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago3rdShot put15.69 m4thDiscus46.01 m2010South American GamesMedellín, Colombia1stShot put14.16 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain4thShot put16.10 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada —Shot putDQ (Doping)2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela1stShot put18.84 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom7thShot put19.02 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stShot put18.43 m2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia1stShot put18.27 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (q)Shot put17.55 m2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stShot put17.76 mPan American GamesToronto, Canada9thShot put17.18 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (q)Shot put17.42 m2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndShot put17.92 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9thShot put18.16 m2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1stShot put18.06 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom9thShot put18.03 m2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia3rdShot put17.30 mIbero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru1stShot put18.10 m2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndShot put17.16 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (q)Shot put17.45 m2020South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia1stShot put17.09 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan30th (q)Shot put16,46 m
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