Sílvia Isabel Cruz (born 29 December 1980) is a Portuguese javelin thrower. She set both a national record and a personal best throw of 59.76 metres at the first league of the European Athletics Cup in Leiria.
Cruz represented Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's javelin throw. She performed the best throw of 57.06 metres, on her second attempt, finishing twenty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds.
Competition record Representing 1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal6thJavelin throw42.64 m1999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia15th (q)Javelin throw48.68 m2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7thJavelin throw53.58 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain9thJavelin throw46.70 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan15th (q)Javelin throw58.53 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China24th (q)Javelin throw57.06 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain2ndJavelin throw53.43 m2014Lusophony GamesGoa, India1stShot put13.25 m
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External links
NBC 2008 Olympics profile