Aline Ferreira Explained

Full Name:Aline da Silva Ferreira
Nationality:Brazilian
Birth Place:São Paulo
Height:5 ft 8 in
Weight:176 lb
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Aline da Silva Ferreira (born 18 October 1986) is a female wrestler from Brazil.[1] She became the 2014 Vice-World Champion in the 75 kg weight class.

Early life

Ferreira first began learning judo as a teenager in her hometown of São Paulo, Brazil. After two years, she switched in 2001 to wrestling. She belongs to the Sesi Osasco São Paulo club and has primarily been trained by Alejo Morales. At 5 ft 8 in and weighing about 176 pounds, Ferreira wrestles in the heavyweight class.

Career

In 2011 at the Guadalajara Pan Am Games, Ferreira won silver in the 72 kg freestyle.[2]

She won the silver medal the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and she became the first Brazilian wrestler to win a medal in World Wrestling Championships.[3]

At 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States, Ferreira lost the bronze medal, but she was classified to 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aline da Silva Ferreira: Pan 2011 – Jogos de Guadalajara – iG . Esporte . 27 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Wrestling Athlete Profile : FERREIRA Aline - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games . 2017-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212802/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/wrestling/athlete-profile-n10159275-ferreira-aline.htm . 2016-03-04 . dead.
  3. Web site: Aline Silva consegue feito inédito com prata no Mundial de luta olímpica . Lance! . 14 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Aline conquista vaga para o Rio 2016, mas fica sem medalha no Mundial . Globosport.com . 14 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Brasil . Bolavip . Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio . 2021-06-27 . Bolavip Brasil . pt-BR.