Izabela da Silva

Izabela da Silva
Personal information
Full nameIzabela Rodrigues da Silva
Born (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995
Adamantina, Brazil
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Discus throw
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoDiscus throw

Izabela Rodrigues da Silva (born 2 August 1995) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the discus throw. She won a gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Her personal best in the event was 63.04 metres set in Montreuil, France, in 2022.

In April 2024, at the Shanghai stage of the Diamond League, she reached the mark of 64.66 meters in the discus throw, qualifying to participate in the Paris Olympic Games and reaching the best personal mark in her career.[2]

On 28 June 2024, she improved her personal best by throwing 65.25m at the Brazil Trophy.[3]

She finished 9th at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 11th Shot put 13.36 m
24th (q) Discus throw 43.98 m
2012 South American Youth Championships Mendoza, Argentina 1st Shot put (3 kg) 16.82 m
1st Discus throw 47.19 m
2013 Pan American Junior Championships Medellin, Colombia 2nd Shot put 14.90 m
1st Discus throw 54.15 m
South American Junior Championships Resistencia, Argentina 1st Shot put 15.05 m
1st Discus throw 55.88 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 16th (q) Shot put 14.54 m
1st Discus throw 58.03 m
South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 2nd Shot put 15.95 m
1st Discus throw 58.70 m
2016 South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 1st Shot put 16.25 m
1st Discus throw 53.04 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st Discus throw 62.18 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th Discus throw 60.39 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 15th (q) Discus throw 59.78 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Discus throw 60.86 m
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Discus throw 61.26 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (q) Discus throw 58.45 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Discus throw 59.63 m
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 1st Discus throw 63.60 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 17th (q) Discus throw 61.68 m
2025 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st Discus throw 62.87 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 9th Discus throw 63.22 m

Personal life

She is a lesbian.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics: da SILVA Izabela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Izabela Silva alcança índice olímpico no lançamento de disco
  3. ↑ Trio do Oeste Paulista é campeão no Troféu Brasil de Atletismo
  4. ↑ Izabela Rodrigues termina em nono no lançamento do disco do Mundial de Atletismo
  5. ↑ Tracer, Dan (19 September 2025). "Meet The Record Number Of Out Athletes Who Competed At The 2025 World Athletic Championships". Outsports. Archived from the original on 30 October 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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