Mayra Aguiar

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Mayra Aguiar

| image = Mayra Aguiar 2020 (crop).jpg

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| caption = Aguiar at the 2020 Summer Olympics

| full_name = Mayra Aguiar da Silva

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

| height = 1.78 m

| website = {{URL|http://www.mayraaguiar.com.br/}}

| country = Brazil

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}78 kg

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| club = Sogipa
Brazilian Judo Confederation

| turnedpro =

| coach = Antônio Carlos Pereira "Kiko"

| retired = 26 December 2024{{cite news |title=Thank you, Mayra!! |url=https://cbj.com.br/pt/noticias/obrigado-mayra |access-date=2 January 2025 |work=Brazilian Judo Confederation |date=26 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227044025/https://cbj.com.br/pt/noticias/obrigado-mayra |archive-date=27 December 2024 |language=pt}}

| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 2014

| worlds_weight = Women's 78 kg

| worlds_year2 = 2017

| worlds_weight2 = Women's 78 kg

| worlds_year3 = 2022

| worlds_weight3 = Women's 78 kg

| regionals_type = AM

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2008

| regionals_weight =

| regionals_year2 = 2010

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| regionals_year3 = 2012

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| regionals_year4 = 2013

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| regionals_year5 = 2015

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| regionals_year6 = 2019

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| regionals_year7 = 2022

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| regionals_year8 = 2023

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| nationals =

| olympics_rank = 3

| olympics_year = 2012

| olympics_weight = Women's 78 kg

| olympics_year2 = 2016

| olympics_weight2 = Women's 78 kg

| olympics_year3 = 2020

| olympics_weight3 = Women's 78 kg

| show-medals =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country| {{BRA}} }}

{{Medal|B| 2012 London | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2020 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Chelyabinsk | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2017 Budapest | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2010 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Paris | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Lima | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2015 Toronto | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2008 Miami | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2010 San Salvador | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 Montreal | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 San José | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2015 Edmonton | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Lima | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Lima | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Calgary | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2007 Montreal | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 Almaty | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Jerusalem | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2011 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 Paris | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2016 Paris | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2013 Moscow | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2015 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Ekaterinburg | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2020 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2022 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Paris | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Moscow | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Ekaterinburg | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Budapest | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2023 Baku | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2017 Cancún | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Budapest | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Hohhot | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Cancún | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2010 Agadir | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2008 Bangkok | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2006 Santo Domingo | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Paris | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

| updated = 3 December 2023

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Mayra Aguiar da Silva (born 3 August 1991) is a Brazilian retired judoka.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/aguiar-mayra-1074072/ |title=Mayra Aguiar - Judo - Olympic Athlete | London 2012 |access-date=2013-02-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123095927/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/aguiar-mayra-1074072/ |archive-date=2013-01-23 }} She was a bronze medallist in three consecutive Olympics, 2012, 2016 and 2020. She is also three-time world champion (2014, 2017 & 2022). She is the first Brazilian woman to win three Olympic medals in an individual sport, being the best female judoka in the history of Brazil.

Aguiar was born in Porto Alegre and began judo training when she was young.

Aguiar trains under Kiko (Antônio Carlos Pereira) in a group with João Derly in SOGIPA.{{cite web |url=http://www.sogipa.com/ |title=Home |website=sogipa.com}} Derly and Camilo are also her sporting idols.http://www.portaldojudo.com/?p=455{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Career

=2006–2008=

At 15 years old, she won a bronze at the 2006 World Judo Juniors Championships.[https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/judo/ultimas/2006/10/15/ult75u742.jhtm Brasil conquista o segundo bronze no Mundial Júnior]

At the 2007 Pan American Judo Championships, she won a silver medal.[https://www.judoinside.com/event/4575/2007_Pan_American_Championships_Montreal/judo-results 2007 Pan American Championships]

When she was still 15 years old, she competed at 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro and won a silver medal, losing in the final to future UFC champion Ronda Rousey.[https://ge.globo.com/PAN/Noticias/0,,MUL73912-3853,00.html Mayra fica com a prata no Pan do Rio][https://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/ultnot/2007/07/20/ult4680u33.jhtm Mayra Aguiar perde para norte-americana e fica com a prata]

At the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships held in Miami, she became champion of this competition for the first time, obtaining the gold medal.[https://www.correiodopovo.com.br/esportes/mayra-aguiar-%C3%A9-hexacampe%C3%A3-do-pan-de-jud%C3%B4-1.335536 Mayra Aguiar é hexacampeã do Pan de Judô]

==2008 Summer Olympics==

In 2008, Aguiar competed at Olympic Games in Beijing but lost her only match with Spanish judoka Leire Iglesias.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080429/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ig/leire-iglesias-1.html Leire Iglesias at Sports Reference]

==After the 2008 Summer Olympics==

At the 2008 World Judo Juniors Championships, she won a silver medal.[http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/12206_judocas-conquistam-prata-e-bronze-no-mundial-junior Judocas conquistam prata e bronze no Mundial Júnior]

In December 2008, Aguiar suffered a serious injury to her right knee. She was unable to perform any judo training for almost ten months, coming back only in September 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/judo/ultimas/2009/10/25/ult75u1169.jhtm|title = Mayra Aguiar conquista o bronze no Mundial Júnior em Paris - 25/10/2009 - UOL Esporte - Judô}}

=2009–2012=

File:2010 World Judo Championships - Mayra Aguiar (cropped).JPG

After spending ten months away from the mat due to knee surgery, in October 2009, Aguiar won the bronze medal in the 78 kg category at the 2009 World Judo Juniors Championships in Paris.[https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/judo/ultimas-noticias/2009/10/25/mayra-aguiar-conquista-o-bronze-no-mundial-junior-em-paris.htm Mayra Aguiar conquista o bronze no Mundial Júnior em Paris]

In 2010, after the injury, Aguiar changed category from middleweight to half-heavyweight{{Cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/lutas/noticia/2010/05/mayra-aguiar-supera-lesao-e-volta-aos-bons-resultados-bateu-desespero.html|title=Mayra Aguiar supera lesão e volta aos bons resultados: 'Bateu desespero'}} and won a gold medal at 2010 Pan American Championships in El Salvador. At the 2010 Judo Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro (Grand Slam is the tournament that gives the most points in the judo ranking after the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the World Masters), she defeated the French number 1 in the {{nbnd}}78 kg category, Celine Lebrun, and reached the bronze medal.[https://judors.com.br/2010/05/24/mayra-conquista-o-bronze-no-grand-slam-do-rio-de-janeiro/ Mayra conquista o bronze no Grand Slam do Rio] In September of that same year, she participated at the 2010 World Championships and lost the final to Kayla Harrison from the United States, receiving the silver medal.http://www.lancenet.com.br/noticias/10-09-09/823369.stm{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} By winning gold at the 2010 World Judo Juniors Championships in Agadir, Mayra became the athlete with the most medals in the competition of all time.[http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/156004_mayra-aguiar-faz-historia-ao-conquistar-ouro-no-mundial-sub-20 Mayra Aguiar faz história ao conquistar ouro no Mundial Sub-20]

At the 2011 Judo Grand Slam Paris, Aguiar won a bronze medal.[https://ge.globo.com/lutas/noticia/2011/02/tiago-camilo-e-prata-e-mayra-aguiar-leva-bronze-no-grand-slam-de-paris.html Tiago Camilo é prata, e Mayra Aguiar leva bronze no Grand Slam de Paris] At the 2011 Pan American Judo Championships she won a silver medal.[https://www.judoinside.com/event/7055/2011_Pan_American_Championships_Guadalajara/judo-results 2011 Pan American Judo Championships] At the 2011 Judo Grand Slam Moscow, Aguiar won a bronze medal.[https://judors.com.br/2011/05/29/mayra-aguiar-e-bronze-no-grand-slam-de-moscou/ Mayra Aguiar é bronze no Grand Slam de Moscou] She won gold at the 2011 Judo Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro defeating Kayla Harrison.[https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/judo/ultimas-noticias/2011/06/19/ouro-no-grand-slam-do-rio-mayra-aguiar-celebra-vitoria-no-classico-com-kayla-harrison.htm?cpVersion=instant-article Ouro no Grand Slam do Rio, Mayra Aguiar celebra vitória no 'clássico' com Kayla Harrison] At the 2011 World Judo Championships, Aguiar won the bronze medal. She was only defeated in the semifinals by world No. 1, Japanese Akari Ogata.[https://judors.com.br/2011/08/26/mayra-aguiar-e-bronze-no-mundial/ Mayra Aguiar é bronze no Mundial] At the age of 20, at the 2011 Pan American Games, she faced, in her second fight, the American Kayla Harrison, the main candidate for gold, losing but later obtaining the bronze medal in the competition.[https://ge.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/2011/10/mayra-aguiar-resolve-luta-em-apenas-28-segundos-e-e-bronze-no-judo.html Mayra Aguiar resolve luta em apenas 28 segundos e é bronze no judô] She ended the year by obtaining a bronze medal in the 2011 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo.[https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/judo/ultimas-noticias/2011/12/11/brasil-conquista-mais-dois-bronzes-e-termina-grand-slam-de-judo-de-toquio-com-4-medalhas.htm Brasil conquista mais dois bronzes e termina Grand Slam de judô de Tóquio com 4 medalhas]

At the beginning of 2012, she won her first title in World Masters (the second most important competition on the judo circuit after the World Championships). At the age of 20, she won the gold medal at the 2012 Judo World Masters held in Almaty.[https://olimpiadas.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2012/01/15/mayara-aguiar-vence-por-ippon-e-leva-ouro-no-masters-de-judo-do-cazaquistao.htm Mayra Aguiar vence por ippon e leva ouro no Masters de judô do Cazaquistão] After winning the 2012 Judo Grand Slam Paris, she took first place in the world rankings in the under-78 kg category. It was the first time that a Brazilian woman topped the ranking created by the IJF in 2009.[http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/239819_apos-ouro-em-paris-mayra-e-1-brasileira-lider-do-ranking-mundial-de-judo Após ouro em Paris, Mayra é 1ª brasileira líder do ranking mundial de judô] She became three-time champion of the Pan American Judo Championship, at the 2012 Pan American Judo Championships in Montreal.[https://cidadeverde.com/noticias/109422/mayra-aguiar-conquista-o-bronze-no-judo Mayra Aguiar conquista o bronze no judô]

==2012 Summer Olympics==

In 2012, Aguiar won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning three matches by ippon. Her only defeat was again to Harrison, who won the semifinal on the way to a gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.abrilemlondres.com.br/1520/judo/apos-cair-na-semifinal-judoca-mayra-aguiar-e-bronze |title=Abril em Londres : Após cair na semifinal, judoca Mayra Aguiar é bronze |website=www.abrilemlondres.com.br |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231092512/http://www.abrilemlondres.com.br/1520/judo/apos-cair-na-semifinal-judoca-mayra-aguiar-e-bronze |archive-date=31 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}

=2013–2016=

File:Mayra Aguiar..jpg

Mayra won gold again at the 2013 Pan American Judo Championships, becoming four-time champion.[http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/324402_brasil-conquista-oito-ouros-e-e-campeao-do-pan-americano-2013-de-judo Brasil conquista oito ouros e é campeão do Pan-americano-2013 de judô] In 2013, Aguiar obtained another Masters gold by winning the 2013 Judo World Masters in Tyumen. With this, she was once again number 1 in the world rankings.[https://www.boletimosotogari.com/2013/05/mayra-aguiar-volta-lideranca-do-ranking.html Mayra Aguiar volta à liderança do ranking mundial] At the 2013 Judo Grand Slam Moscow, she won a silver medal.[https://judors.com.br/2013/07/21/mayra-aguiar-conquista-a-prata-no-grand-slam-de-moscou/ Mayra Aguiar conquista a prata no Grand Slam de Moscou] At the 2013 World Judo Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro, she obtained a bronze in her {{nbnd}}78 kg category and a silver with the Brazilian women's team.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2013/08/mayra-se-impoe-vence-canadense-por-ippon-e-e-bronze-no-mundial-do-rio.html Agressiva, Mayra Aguiar se impõe e conquista o bronze no Mundial do Rio][https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/noticia/2013/09/selecao-feminina-fica-com-prata-inedita-por-equipes-no-mundial-de-judo-4254170.html Seleção feminina fica com prata inédita por equipes no Mundial de Judô]

After the 2013 World Championships, she only returned to competition in July 2014, at the 2014 Judo Grand Slam Tyumen, where she won four matches and secured the gold medal, defeating her rival Kayla Harrison.[http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/425295_com-cinco-ouros-brasil-faz-sua-melhor-participacao-em-etapa-do-grand-slam-de-judo Com cinco ouros, Brasil faz sua melhor participação em etapa do Grand Slam de judô] Aguiar became world champion for the first time in 2014, defeating the French Audrey Tcheuméo in the final.[https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/judo/ultimas-noticias/2014/08/29/mayra-aguiar-e-campea-mundial-e-quebra-sequencia-de-quase.htm Mayra Aguiar é campeã mundial e quebra sequência de quase]

Aguiar didn't fight for 8 months after winning the world title, until she entered the 2015 Pan American Judo Championships and became five-time champion of the tournament.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2015/04/de-volta-mayra-bate-rival-e-leva-penta-do-pan-em-dia-de-9-medalhas-do-brasil.html De volta, Mayra bate rival e leva penta do Pan em dia de 9 medalhas do Brasil] At the 2015 Pan American Games, she won a silver medal.[https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/jogos-pan-americanos/mayra-aguiar-perde-mais-uma-para-americana-e-e-prata-nos-jogos-pan-ame,729d904d2034887a52120384b09c1c63ap9oRCRD.html Jejum continua! Mayra perde mais uma para algoz e é prata] In November, she also won the silver medal at the 2015 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi.[https://placar.com.br/esporte/judo-mayra-aguiar-perde-para-holandesa-e-e-vice-campea-em-abu-dhabi/ Judô: Mayra Aguiar perde para holandesa e é vice-campeã em Abu Dhabi]

In February 2016, Aguiar won the gold medal at the 2016 Judo Grand Slam Paris, becoming two-time champion of this tournament and defeating the American Kayla Harrison, her biggest rival in the category, by ippon in the final. It was the second time she won the French Grand Slam defeating Harrison. At this point, she had the advantage in retrospect against Harrison (eight victories in 15 clashes).[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2016/02/mayra-aguiar-derrota-maior-rival-e-leva-o-ouro-no-grand-slam-de-paris.html Mayra Aguiar derrota a maior rival e leva o ouro no Grand Slam de Paris] At the 2016 Pan American Judo Championships in Havana, in a new final Aguiar x Harrison, the American tied the match between the two, leaving Aguiar with the silver.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2016/04/baby-supera-david-e-e-ouro-em-cuba-mayra-e-prata-em-novo-duelo-com-rival.html Baby supera David e é ouro em Cuba; Mayra é prata em novo duelo com rival] In the final of the {{nbnd}}78 kg category of the 2016 Judo World Masters, the 17th duel between Aguiar and Harrison took place, where the American applied an armbar (juji-gatame) in the final minute, winning the fight. Aguiar won the silver medal, her third Masters medal.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2016/05/mayra-sofre-imobilizacao-de-campea-olimpica-e-leva-prata-no-masters.html Mayra sofre chave de braço de campeã olímpica e é prata no Masters]

==2016 Summer Olympics==

File:Judoca Mayra Aguiar vence cubana e ganha medalha de bronze (28816185032).jpg

With Brazil hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics and Aguiar's recent triumphs, she was the favorite to win the gold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/olympics/2016/08/01/olympic-judo-preview-rio-2016|title = Judo field more wide-open than ever at Rio Games}} A difficult semi-final against Tcheuméo, where Aguiar was kept scoreless and was defeated on penalties, sent her again to the bronze match, which Aguiar won, giving her a second Olympic medal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/news/1583/Legendary_Kayla_Harrison_double_Olympic_champion|title=Legendary Kayla Harrison double Olympic champion}}{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-kayla-harrison-repeats-as-olympic-judo-1470943713-htmlstory.html| title = 2016 Summer Olympics: The U.S. dominates Rio Games with 121 medals - Los Angeles Times| website = Los Angeles Times}}

=2017–2021=

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After the 2016 Olympic Games, Mayra took a period of time to rest and focus on training. She returned in June 2017, winning the 2017 Judo Grand Prix Cancún in Mexico. In her second competition of the year, the 2017 World Judo Championships, she defeated two Japanese in a row to become two-time world champion.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/mayra-aguiar-e-bicampea-mundial-de-judo-e-iguala-feito-de-joao-derly.ghtml Mayra Aguiar é bicampeã mundial de judô e iguala feito de João Derly] This year, she also won bronze in the 2017 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi.[http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/com-mais-tres-bronzes-brasil-encerra-grand-slam-de-judo-de-abu-dhabi-com-sete-podios Com mais três bronzes, Brasil encerra Grand Slam de judô de Abu Dhabi com sete pódios]

In March 2018, she had reached the podium in the two competitions she had competed in that year: in February, she took silver at the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf, and in March, she took bronze at the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Ekaterinburg, occupying second place in the world rankings at that time.[https://www.lance.com.br/mais-esportes/choro-gloria-mayra-aguiar-usa-2017-como-motor-para-tri-mundial.html Do choro à glória, Mayra Aguiar usa 2017 como motor para o tri mundial] When she won silver in the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Hohhot, she was already the leader of the world rankings again.[https://cbj.com.br/pt/noticias/brasil-conquista-quatro-medalhas-no-ultimo-dia-do-grand-prix-de-hohhot-na-china/ Brasil conquista quatro medalhas no último dia do Grand Prix de Hohhot, na China] In 2018 she even won silver in the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Cancún.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/mayra-e-maria-suelen-sao-prata-e-brasil-fecha-o-grand-prix-de-cancun-com-11-medalhas.ghtml Mayra e Maria Suelen são prata, e Brasil fecha o Grand Prix de Cancún com 11 medalhas]

In 2019, Aguiar won gold at the 2019 Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf and silver at the 2019 Judo Grand Slam Ekaterinburg.[http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/mayra-aguiar-atropela-rivais-e-campea-e-brasil-fica-em-segundo-no-geral-em-dusseldorf Mayra atropela rivais, fatura o ouro e Brasil fica em segundo no geral em Dusseldorf][http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/brasil-conquista-seis-medalhas-no-grand-slam-de-judo-em-ecaterimburgo Brasil conquista seis medalhas no Grand Slam de judô em Ecaterimburgo] At the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships, she became six-time champion of the tournament.[https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/noticia/2019/04/mayra-aguiar-conquista-o-hexa-no-pan-americano-de-judo-cjv0ay5c501rq01rozwcrv61f.html Mayra Aguiar conquista o hexa no Pan-Americano de Judô] She was champion of the 2019 Judo Grand Prix Budapest in July.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/mayra-aguiar-e-ouro-no-gp-de-budapeste-brasil-termina-no-2o-lugar-no-quadro-de-medalhas.ghtml Mayra Aguiar é ouro no GP de Budapeste, e Brasil termina em 2º lugar no quadro de medalhas] When she was leader of the world rankings in the {{nbnd}}78 kg category, Aguiar, aged 28, won her first gold medal at the Pan American Games, at the 2019 Pan American Games, in Lima, Peru.[https://ge.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/arrasadora-mayra-aguiar-desbanca-cubana-na-final-do-judo-e-conquista-primeiro-ouro-em-pans.ghtml Mayra Aguiar desbanca rival cubana e conquista primeiro ouro no Jogos Pan-Americanos] And at the 2019 Judo World Championships, Aguiar won the bronze medal, the Brazilian's sixth medal at the world championships. With this, Aguiar isolates herself as the greatest Brazilian female medalist in the history of the world championships.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/mayra-aguiar-perde-para-francesa-na-semi-mas-bate-portuguesa-e-leva-o-bronze-no-mundial-de-judo.ghtml Mayra Aguiar conquista o bronze no Japão e chega à sua sexta medalha em mundiais de judô]

In early 2020, Aguiar won a silver medal at the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf.[http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/mayra-aguiar-e-prata-e-rafael-silva-fica-com-o-bronze-no-ultimo-dia-do-grand-slam-de-dusseldorf Mayra é prata e Rafael Silva fica com o bronze no último dia do Grand Slam de Düsseldorf]

==2020 Summer Olympics==

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In 2021, Aguiar won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=Judo Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}

=2022–2024=

After the return of world sports competitions, Mayra achieved great results in 2022. In April, at 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships, she became seven-time champion of the tournament.[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2022/04/17/mayra-aguiar-garante-hepta-e-brasil-soma-15-medalhas-no-pan-de-judo.ghtml Mayra Aguiar garante hepta, e Brasil soma 16 medalhas no Pan de Judô] She obtained the silver of the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi in June,[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2022/06/05/mayra-aguiar-conquista-a-prata-no-grand-slam-da-georgia-de-judo.ghtml Mayra Aguiar conquista a prata no Grand Slam da Geórgia de judô] the bronze of the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Budapest[https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2022/07/10/mayra-aguiar-e-bronze-e-brasil-fecha-com-3-podios-na-hungria.ghtml Mayra Aguiar é bronze e Brasil fecha com 3 pódios na Hungria] and the bronze of the 2022 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb, in July.[http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/macedo-e-prata-e-mayra-fatura-bronze-no-ultimo-dia-do-grand-prix-de-zagreb Macedo é prata e Mayra fatura bronze no último dia do Grand Prix de Zagreb] In October 2022, she made history by becoming the first Brazilian three-time judo world champion, at the 2022 World Judo Championships. In the quarter-finals, she defeated German Alina Boehm, current European champion. In the semifinals, she defeated Hamada Shori, the current Olympic champion, by ippon. The gold was won against Chinese Zhenzhao Ma.[https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/mayra-aguiar-se-torna-1-brasileira-tricampea-mundial-de-judo/ Mayra Aguiar se torna 1ª brasileira tricampeã mundial de judô] And, at the end of the year, when she was 2nd in the world rankings in her category, she won a bronze in the 2022 Judo World Masters in Jerusalem, thus returning to the lead in the world rankings.[https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/esportes/noticia/2022-12/mayra-aguiar-e-rafael-macedo-sao-bronze-no-world-masters-de-jud%C3%B4 Mayra Aguiar e Rafael Macedo são bronze no World Masters de Judô][https://ge.globo.com/judo/noticia/2022/12/24/mayra-aguiar-assume-a-lideranca-do-ranking-mundial-de-judo.ghtml Mayra Aguiar assume a liderança do ranking mundial de judô]

After the 2022 Masters, Aguiar was away from competition for nine months, to rest and treat minor injuries. She returned in September 2023, at the Pan American Judo Championship. At the 2023 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships, held in Calgary, Canada, she became eight-time champion of the competition.[https://cbj.com.br/pt/noticias/mayra-aguiar-conquista-oitavo-titulo-panamericano/ Mayra Aguiar conquista oitavo título pan-americano][https://www.sogipa.com.br/site/noticias/16825/apos-nove-meses-afastada-das-competicoes-mayra-aguiar-retorna-aos-tatames-no-campeonato-pan-americano-outros-cinco-sogipanos-estao-no-evento Após nove meses afastada das competições, Mayra Aguiar retorna aos tatames no Campeonato Pan-Americano] Still in September, she was a bronze medalist at the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Baku,[https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2023/09/24/judo-mayra-aguiar-conquista-medalha-de-bronze-no-grand-slam-de-baku.htm Judô: Mayra Aguiar conquista medalha de bronze no Grand Slam de Baku] and in December, she secured an unprecedented gold for Brazilian judo by winning the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo. The only Brazilian champion in Japan until then was Sergio Pessoa, who won the Jigoro Kano Cup in 1986, in a different format than the current one.[https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/esportes/noticia/2023-12/mayra-aguiar-conquista-ouro-no-grand-slam-de-toquio-de-judo Mayra Aguiar conquista ouro no Grand Slam de Tóquio de judô]

Achievements

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class=wikitable !Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class
2007	Pan American Games \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd	Middleweight (−70 kg)
2008	Olympic Games \|bgcolor="white" align="center" \| 20th	Middleweight (−70 kg)
2010	Pan American Championships \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2010	World Championships \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2011	Pan American Championships \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2012	Olympic Games \|bgcolor="#CC9966" align="center" \| 3rd	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2016	Olympic Games \|bgcolor="#CC9966" align="center" \| 3rd	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2017	World Championships \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019	Pan American Championships \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019	World Championships \|bgcolor="#CC9966" align="center" \| 3rd	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2019	Pan American Games \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2021	Olympic Games \|bgcolor="#CC9966" align="center" \| 3rd	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)
2022	World Championships \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st	Half-Heavyweight (−78 kg)

References

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20241006140017/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/mayra-aguiar_1953822 Mayra Aguiar] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/mayra-aguiar_1953822 alternate link])
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