# Maíla Machado

Maíla Paula Machado (born 22 January 1981 in Limeira) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the 100 metres hurdles event. She competed twice at the Olympic Games, in 2004 in Athens and in 2008 in Beijing, both times failing to progress to the second round.
Her indoor 60 metres hurdles personal best of 8.08 is the current South American record.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Brazil ||||||
| 1998 | South American Junior Championships | Córdoba, Argentina | 3rd | 100 m H | 14.57 |
| 1998 | World Youth Games | Moscow, Russia | 12th (sf) | 100 m H | 14.54 |
| 1998 | World Youth Games | Moscow, Russia | 7th | 4 × 100 m | 49.33 |
| 1999 | Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, United States | 3rd | 100 m H | 13.92 |
| 1999 | South American Junior Championships | Concepción, Chile | 1st | 100 m H | 13.85 |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.25 |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 8th | 100 m H | 13.50 (-1.7 m/s) |
| 2000 | South American Junior Championships | São Leopoldo, Brazil | 1st | 100 m H | 14.00 |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.18 |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 7th | 100 m H | 13.38 |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 44.13 |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 100 m H | 13.15 |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19th (h) | 60 m H | 8.29 |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.63 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 9th (h) | 100 m H | 13.17 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (sf) | 100 m H | 13.34 |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.42 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 27th (h) | 100 m H | 13.35 |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | 100 m H | 13.18 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th (h) | 100 m H | 13.21 |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (h) | 60 m H | 8.08 (AR) |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | 100 m H | 13.02 |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 44.49 |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | 100 m H | 13.28 |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 44.72 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 33rd (h) | 100 m H | 13.45 |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 9th (h) | 100 m H | 13.74 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.22 |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 5th | 100 m H | 13.14 |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | 100 m H | 13.47 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 100 m H | 12.99 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 30th (h) | 100 m H | 13.09 |

## Personal bests

Outdoors
* 100m – 12.25 (+0.4 m/s) (Hamburg 2002)
* 110m hurdles – 12.86 (+0.2 m/s) (São Paulo 2004)
Indoors
* 60m hurdles – 8.08 (Moscow 2006)