Marinalva dos Santos explained

Marinalva dos Santos
Fullname:	Marinalva Rita dos Santos
Birth Date:	1958 5, df=y^[1]
Birth Place:	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Death Place:	Switzerland
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Shot put, discus throw
Club:	AAUGF, PAEC

Marinalva Rita dos Santos (2 May 1958 – 10 February 2023) was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw. She won multiple medals at continental level.

International competitions

Representing
1977	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	3rd	Shot put	12.59 m
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	14.80 m
			4th	Discus throw	41.30 m
1983	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	14.74 m
	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	14.87 m
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Shot put	14.44 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus throw	43.50 m
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	6th	Shot put	14.57 m
			7th	Discus throw	44.06 m
1989	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	15.16 m

Personal bests

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• Shot put – 15.81 (Rio de Janeiro 1982)
• Discus throw – 49.98 (São Paulo 1989)

Notes and References

1. Web site: MARINALVA RITA DOS SANTOS . pontepreta.com.br . 13 November 2024 . Portuguese . 7 March 2023.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921111002/http://cbat.org.br/estatisticas/ranking/ranking_de_todos_os_tempos.pdf Brazilian all-time lists