Luiz Maurício Dias da Silva (born 17 January 2000) is a Brazilian javelin thrower.
Career Luiz represented his country at the 2023 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
On June 30, 2024, competing in the Brazil Trophy, held in São Paulo, he achieved a mark of 85.57 m, breaking the South American record for the event and also beating the Olympic index, which was 85.50 m. With this, he obtained a place for the 2024 Summer Olympics.Paris 2024: Luiz Maurício garante vaga olímpica no lançamento do dardo
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he achieved a mark of 85.91m in the qualification, breaking the South American record again and qualifying for the final in sixth place. It was the first time that a Brazilian qualified for the javelin throw final at the Olympics - in the 1932 Games, Heitor Medina finished in 11th place, when there were no qualifiers for this event. In the final, he did not achieve the same performance as in the qualifying phase, but finished in 11th place with a mark of 80.67m, equaling the best mark in Brazil's history at the Olympics. Men's Javelin Throw Qualification ResultsLuiz Maurício da Silva quebra recorde sul-americano e vai à final do lançamento de dardoLuiz Maurício encerra jejum de quase 100 anos e vai à final do lançamento do dardo em ParisLuiz Maurício da Silva é 11º lugar na final do lançamento de dardo
At the end of May 2025, while participating in the Kip Keino Classic 2025, in Kenya, he broke a new South American record for the javelin throw, with a mark of 86.34 meters.Luiz Maurício breaks South American record in javelin throwMiguel Hidalgo makes history and is consecrated as the first Brazilian to win a Triathlon World Championship
On June 20, 2025, at the Paris stage of the Diamond League, he broke the South American record for the javelin throw for the fourth time, with a mark of 86.62 m, finishing in 3rd place in the event.Luiz Maurício lives the dream of the Diamond League with a South American record in the javelin throw
At the Brazilian Athletics Trophy in August 2025, he achieved a historic feat by smashing his own South American record and becoming the first South American thrower to exceed 90m. He became the second-best javelin thrower in the history of the Americas, behind only Breaux Greer. He achieved a mark of 91m, which would have been a gold medal at every Olympic Games in history except Paris 2024, where he would have won a silver medal. This mark placed him among the 20 best javelin throwers of all time, in 18th position.Luiz Maurício da Silva destroys Brazilian record and sets a mark that would have been a silver medal in Paris List of the best javelin throwers by mark
At the 2025 World Athletics Championships, he was unable to perform well and finished in 19th place with a mark of 81.12m.Alison Santos toca barreira, mas se recupera e vai à final do Mundial de Tóquio
His personal best in the event is 91.00 metres set in São Paulo in Brazilian Athletics Trophy, a South American record.
International competitions Representing 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland24th (q)Javelin throw60.74 m2019South American U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1stJavelin throw71.17 mPan American U20 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica2ndJavelin throw74.51 m2021South American ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador5thJavelin throw70.74 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador1stJavelin throw70.73 mJunior Pan American Games (U23)Cali, Colombia2ndJavelin throw71.35 m2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain3rdJavelin throw80.41 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsCascavel, Brazil1stJavelin throw78.92 mSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stJavelin throw76.90 m2023South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil3rdJavelin throw77.17 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary20th (q)Javelin throw77.70 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile9thJavelin throw68.20 m2024Ibero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil3rdJavelin throw82.02 mOlympic GamesParis, France11thJavelin throw80.67 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan19th (q)Javelin throw81.12 m
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