Valdileia Martins (born 19 September 1989) is a Brazilian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest without qualifying for the final. In addition, she has won multiple medals on regional level.
She became the second Brazilian in history to reach the mark of 1.90 m in the high jump, in the III CBAt/CPB Challenge, held in São Paulo, 2024. The Brazilian record of 1.92 m has been held by Orlane Maria Lima dos Santos since 1989 and was set in the altitude of Bogotá.Valdileia Martins é a segunda brasileira a alcançar a marca de 1,90 m no salto em altura
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, at the age of 34, she achieved the best result of her life by qualifying for the Olympic final, equaling the Brazilian record in the high jump. She achieved a mark of 1.92m, and also attempted 3 jumps at 1.95m in the qualifying round. In the second of the 3 attempts at 1.95m, she twisted her ankle and had 2 days to recover until the final.Valdileia Martins iguala recorde brasileiro no salto em altura feminino de 1989, mas sofre lesão
Her personal bests in the event are 1.92 metres outdoors (Paris 2024) and 1.85 metres indoors (Cochabamba 2024).
International competitions Representing 2007South American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil2nd1.70 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil8th1.65 m2010South American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico1st1.83 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain5th1.80 m2011Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico5th1.84 m2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st1.84 m2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia2nd1.83 m2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2nd1.84 mPan American GamesLima, Peru5th1.78 m2020South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia1st1.82 m2021South American ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador2nd1.86 m2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain2nd1.84 mSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1st1.87 m2023South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1st1.84 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary27th (q)1.85 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile5th1.78 m2024South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia1st1.85 mIbero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil1st1.88 mOlympic GamesParis, France11th (q)1.92 m12025South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia3rd1.70 mSouth American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina3rd1.75 m2026Ibero-American ChampionshipsLima, Peru6th1.65 m 1Did not set a mark in the final.
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