Viviane Santana Lyra (born 29 July 1993 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian racewalker. She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. She did not finish her race. She also competed in the same event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.Viviane Lyra conquista ouro para o Brasil na marcha atletica no Campeonato Pan-Americano
In 2019, she competed in the women's 50 kilometres walk event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She finished in 4th place with a personal best of 4:22:46.
In 2022, she broke the Brazilian record of 35 km twice, once in April, with a time of 2:49:12, and another at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, with the mark of 2:45:02, where she finished in 8th place.Viviane Lyra fica em 8º na prova dos 35km da marcha atlética no Mundial de Atletismo; Peruana fatura o segundo ouro
At the 2023 Pan American Race Walking Cup held in Managua, she won a gold medal in the 20 km walk.
Lyra had hepatitis in June 2023, diagnosed during the La Coruña GP and had to stop training for 2 weeks. Despite this, at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, held in August in Budapest, she finished 4th in the 35 km walk race, breaking the Brazilian record, with a time of 2:44.40.Brasileira belisca pódio na marcha atlética do Mundial após hepatite
At the 2023 Pan American Games, in the debut of the Race walk mixed team, Lyra and Caio Bonfim obtained the bronze medal.Caio Bonfim e Viviane Lyra ficam com bronze em prova inédita do revezamento misto da marcha atlética no Pan
Personal bests Her best times are:Viviane Lyra profile by World Athletics
Road walk 20 km: 1:27:13 – La Coruna, 18 May 2024 35 km: 2:44:40 – Budapest, 24 Aug 2023 (Brazilian record) 50 km: 4:22:46 – Lima, 11 Aug 2019 (Brazilian record)
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