Geisa Arcanjo Explained

Fullname:Geisa Rafaela Arcanjo
Birth Date:19 September 1991
Birth Place:São Roque, São Paulo
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:92kg (203lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Shot put
Updated:5 February 2015

Geisa Rafaela Arcanjo (born 19 September 1991, in São Roque, São Paulo) is a Brazilian athlete. She was a finalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth. Her personal best for the event is 19.02 metres. She was the 2012 gold medallist at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Arcanjo initially won at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics but was disqualified for doping.

Career

Born in São Roque, São Paulo,[1] she started in athletics by competing in the shot put and the discus throw. She made her debut for Brazil at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, competing in the discus.[2] Her first international medal came in 2008 when she was the gold medallist in the shot put at the 2008 South American Youth Championships in Athletics.[3] She also won the Brazilian youth titles in both the discus and shot. The following year she stepped up to the junior (under 19) level. She had similar success, winning the shot put gold and discus silver at the South American Junior Championships as well as a shot put bronze medal at the Pan American Junior Championships.[4] [5]

She began to focus on shot put in 2010 and threw a Brazilian junior record of 17.11 m. She came fifth at the South American Games and fourth at the Ibero-American Championships. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, she won Brazil's first gold medal at the championships since 1994.[6] However, her doping test came back positive for the banned diuretic Hydrochlorothiazide and she was later disqualified. Arcanjo said that the substance had entered her system through a green tea that she had been taking, unbeknownst to her coach.[7] An initial judgment by the national athletics body (Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo) accepted the athlete's statement and gave her a warning rather than a ban. Brazil's sports court, Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva, overturned this decision on these grounds but upheld the warning due to the lack of enhancing impact that the substance would have on the athlete's performance.[8] Arcanjo missed much of the 2011 season due to the length of the proceedings.

Arcanjo had significantly improved when she returned to action in 2012, setting a series of personal bests on the Brazilian circuit. She cleared eighteen metres for the first time at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, where she won the shot put with a personal best of 18.84 metres. After winning her first Brazilian title, she was selected for the Brazilian team for the 2012 London Olympics. Her throw of 19.02 metres in the Olympic final was enough for seventh place. She ended her season with a win at the 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics.[9]

She finished 9th in the Shot Put at the 2015 Pan American Games.

At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, she finished 15th in the Women's shot put. [10]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]

After the 2012 Olympic Games, her performance dropped a lot, never matching her Olympic mark of 19m02, and retiring in 2022, after ten years with little relevant results even in competitions like the Pan American Games, where she would theoretically be a favorite.[12]

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
Shot put 19.02 m London, United Kingdom 6 Aug 2012
Discus throw 53.30 m São Paulo, Brazil 1 May 2010

International competitions

Representing
2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic26th (q)Discus38.09 m
2008South American Youth ChampionshipsLima, Perúbgcolor=gold1stShot put (4 kg)14.22 m
bgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw (1 kg)43.23 m
2009South American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazilbgcolor=gold1stShot put15.30 m
bgcolor=silver2ndDiscus48.18 m
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago3rdShot put15.69 m
4thDiscus46.01 m
2010South American GamesMedellín, Colombia1stShot put14.16 m
South American U23 Championships
Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain4thShot put16.10 m
World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, New Brunswick, CanadaShot putbgcolor=pinkDQ (Doping)
2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuelabgcolor=gold1stShot put18.84 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom7thShot put19.02 m
South American U23 ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazilbgcolor=gold1stShot put18.43 m
2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombiabgcolor=gold1stShot put18.27 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (q)Shot put17.55 m
2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Perubgcolor=gold1stShot put17.76 m
Pan American GamesToronto, Canada9thShot put17.18 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (q)Shot put17.42 m
2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazilbgcolor=silver2ndShot put17.92 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9thShot put18.16 m
2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguaybgcolor=gold1stShot put18.06 m
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom9thShot put18.03 m
2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia3rdShot put17.30 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Perubgcolor=gold1stShot put18.10 m
2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Perubgcolor=silver2ndShot put17.16 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (q)Shot put17.45 m
2020South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Boliviabgcolor=gold1stShot put17.09 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan30th (q)Shot put16,46 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/arcanjo-geisa-1092927/ Geisa Arcanjo
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/brazil/geisa-arcanjo#honours Geisa Arcanjo
  3. Biscayart, Eduardo (2 December 2011). 400m Hurdles record at South American Youth Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  4. http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/PAJC/PAJC2009.html 2009 Pan American Junior Championships
  5. http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/brazil-dominates-south-american-under-23-cham Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs
  6. News: 2010 World Junior Championships – Women's Shot Put Final . IAAF . 2010-07-21 . 2010-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100723084054/http://www.iaaf.org/WJC10/news/kind%3D108/newsid%3D57500.html . 23 July 2010 . live .
  7. https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=6251528 Brazilian athlete warned after failed test
  8. http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,geisa-arcanjo-tem-advertencia-por-doping-mantida,756655,0.htm Geisa Arcanjo tem advertência por doping mantida
  9. Biscayart, Eduardo (24-09-2012). Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  10. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-SP-W-q----.RS6.pdf Qualification results
  11. Web site: Athletics ARCANJO Geisa. dead. 2021-08-22. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822231911/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1354944-arcanjo-geisa.htm.
  12. https://www.lance.com.br/mais-esportes/geisa-arcanjo-anuncia-aposentadoria-aos-30-anos-e-fala-em-dificuldade-de-viver-do-atletismo-retrato-triste.html Geisa Arcanjo announces retirement at the age of 30