Thiago Braz

In 2012 he won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships.

In 2013 he became the South American champion with a new outdoor area record of 5.83 metres. On 24 June 2015 he set a new record of 5.92 metres in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]

On 13 February 2016 he extended the South American indoor record to 5.93 metres in Berlin, Germany.[2]

On 15 August 2016, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, it happened perhaps the most positively unexpected results for the host nation in that edition of the Olympic Games. Thiago Braz da Silva won gold medal in men's pole vault in a thrilling duel with French pole-vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, the incumbent world record holder and gold medalist in London/2012. In the final, Lavillenie and Braz were the only 2 athletes to achieve the high of 5.93m and consequently they were the only 2 left to dispute the gold medal. Lavillenie managed to clear the next height, 5.98m, easily with his first attempt, but da Silva decided to skip 5.98m and went on to 6.03m. With a successful second attempt at 6.03m, da Silva set a new Olympic Record. Lavillenie, having failed his first two attempts at 6.03m, attempted 6.08 with his final jump but failed, knocking the bar off with his knee. Thiago Braz da Silva won the gold medal with an Olympic record and surpassing his personal best performance in 10 cm, despite never having won a medal in a senior global competition. He was just 1 cm away from matching Brad Walker's Americas record, of 6.04 m, accomplished on June 8, 2008.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Brazil
2009	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	4.40 m
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	2nd	5.05 m
	South American Youth Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	5.10 m
2011	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, United States	1st	5.20 m
	South American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	4.85 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	5.55 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	5.83 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th (q)	5.40 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	4th	5.75 m
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	–	NM
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	–	NM
	World Championships	Beijing, China	19th (q)	5.65 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	12th	5.55 m
2016	ISTAF Indoor	Berlin, Germany	1st	5.93 m iAR
2016	2016 Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	6.03 m AR
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	12th	5.60 m
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	5.41 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	4th	5.51 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	5.70 m

iAR = indoor AR

• Thiago Braz at World Athletics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Anton Ivakin	World Junior Champion – Men's pole vault 12 July 2012 – 26 July 2014	Succeeded by Axel Chapelle