Edi Maia

Edi Maia (born 10 November 1987 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese pole vaulter.[1] He competed in the pole vault event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

His outdoor personal best in the event is 5.70 metres achieved in Lisbon in 2013, which is the Portuguese record.[2] His indoor best of 5.70 metres, achieved in Orléans in 2014, is also a current national record.[3]

In 2008 he was disqualified from events and warned after testing positive for Cannabis.[4]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Portugal
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 15th (q) 5.20 m
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 3rd 5.30 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 26th (q) 5.10 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 16th (q) 5.20 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea NM
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland NM
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 24th (q) 5.20 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 22nd (q) 5.20 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 24th (q) 5.40 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 5.60 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic NM

References

  1. Sports Reference profile
  2. "Recordes de Portugal masculinos | Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo". www.fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  3. Lopes, Rafael. "Edi Maia bate recorde nacional". Atleta-Digital. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  4. "Doping Rule Violation - Edi MAIA". iaaf.org. IAAF. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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