Edi Maia Explained

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]

Competition record

Representing
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania15th (q)5.20 m
2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain3rd5.30 m
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain26th (q)5.10 m
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France16th (q)5.20 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South KoreaNM
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, FinlandNM
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom24th (q)5.20 m
2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden22nd (q)5.20 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24th (q)5.40 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland8th5.60 m
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech RepublicNM

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095814/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/edi-maia-1.html Sports Reference profile
  2. Web site: Recordes de Portugal masculinos Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. www.fpatletismo.pt. pt-pt. 2017-05-30.
  3. Web site: Edi Maia bate recorde nacional. Lopes. Rafael. Atleta-Digital. 2017-05-30.