| Birth Date: | 8 June 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Leiria, Pinhal Litoral, Portugal |
| Weight: | 800NaN0 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Hammer throw |
| Updated: | 14 August 2012 |
Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva (born 8 June 1980 in Leiria, Pinhal Litoral) is a female hammer thrower from Portugal. Her personal best throw is 69.55 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal.[1] [2] She competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012 without reaching the final.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Annecy, France | 20th (q) | 51.83 m | ||
| 1999 | Riga, Latvia | 9th (q) | 54.01 m | ||
| 2000 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 57.35 m | ||
| 2001 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | 63.64 m[3] | ||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 28th (q) | 58.91 m | ||
| Beijing, China | 15th (q) | 59.41 m | |||
| 2002 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 65.02 m | |
| Munich, Germany | 33rd (q) | 58.22 m | |||
| 2003 | Paris, France | 24th (q) | 63.82 m | ||
| 2004 | Huelva, Spain | 4th | 63.44 m | ||
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 34th (q) | 63.81 m | ||
| 2005 | Izmir, Turkey | 17th (q) | 57.01 m | ||
| 2006 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 64.59 m | |
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 33rd (q) | 60.51 m | |||
| 2007 | Osaka, Japan | 34th (q) | 61.81 m | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 46th (q) | 59.42 m | |
| 2009 | Berlin, Germany | 37th (q) | 62.86 m | ||
| 2010 | San Fernando, Spain | 5th | 63.05 m | ||
| 2011 | Daegu, South Korea | 25th (q) | 65.40 m | ||
| 2012 | Helsinki, Finland | 20th (q) | 62.81 m | ||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 35th (q) | 62.81 m | ||