Vitória Alves

Vitória Alves
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
BornVitória Sena Batista Alves
(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m hurdles: 8.08 (2026)
100m hurdles: 12.57 (2026) NR
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Women's athletics
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Medellín100 m hurdles
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Mar del Plata100 m hurdles
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Lima100 m hurdles
South American Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Cochabamba60 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2026 Cochabamba60 m hurdles

Vitória Sena Batista Alves (born 11 March 1998) is a Brazilian high hurdler. In 2026, she set a new Brazilian national record in the 100 metres hurdles and won the gold medal at the 2026 Pan American Championships.[1]

Biography

From São Paulo, Alves also studied in the United States at Kansas State University.[2] Alves is a member of Praia Clube, in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais.[3] Alves won the silver medal over 60 metres hurdles at the 2024 South American Indoor Championships in Cochabamba, Bolivia, behind compatriot Ketiley Batista.[4]

Alves won the bronze medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 South American Championships in Mar del Plata.[5]

Alves won the bronze medal at the 2026 South American Indoor Championships in Cochabamba.[6] In March 2026, she ran in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[7]

Alves set a new Brazilian national record for the 100 metres hurdles, surpassing the previous best set by Maurren Maggi more than 25 years previously, with a time of 12.69 seconds on 25 April 2026.[8] She lowered it again to 12.68 on 30 May 2026 to win the gold medal at the 2026 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics in Peru. Alves then broke the Brazilian national record again and set a new South American record on 19 June 2026, with a time of 12.57 seconds while competing at the Montgeron-Essonne International Meeting in France.[9][10][11] That month, she ran close to her with a time of 12.59 seconds to win the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the inaugural 2026 Pan American Championships in Medellín.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Vitória Alves". Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "SE: Vitoria's Story – Overcoming the Biggest Hurdle". kstatesports.com. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Vitória Sena's gold medal is a highlight for Brazilian Athletics at the Pan American Games". webrun.com.br. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "South American Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "South American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "South American Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "VITÓRIA SENA BREAKS BRAZILIAN RECORD IN THE 100-METER HURDLES AND TAKES SECOND PLACE IN THE WORLD RANKING". cbat.org.br. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Vitória Sena Alves breaks Brazilian 100-meter hurdles record at meet in France". atletismosudamericano.org. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Victoria Sena breaks South American record in the 100m hurdles in France". Terra.com. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Vitória Sena's gold medal is a highlight for Brazilian Athletics at the Pan American Games". Terra.com. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Longa, Figueroa and Cooper shine at first Pan American Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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