Andressa Oliveira de Morais (born December 21, 1990) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

. With a throw of 64.21 meters she achieved at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships she became the South American record holder. In 2019, at Leiria, Portugal, she broke the South American record in Discus Throw, with a mark of 65.34. At the

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, she won the silver medal in Discus Throw, breaking the South American record, with a mark of 65.98. It was reported she tested positive at the Games, and was later provisionally suspended. She competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

International competitions

Personal bests

* Discus Throw – 65.34 (Leiria 2019) * Hammer Throw – 58.89 (São Paulo 2012)

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* * 1990 births Living people Brazilian female discus throwers Brazilian female hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Championships in Athletics winners Ibero-American Championships in Athletics winners South American Games gold medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Brazilian women 21st-century Brazilian people Sportspeople from João Pessoa, Paraíba South American Games competitors for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub