# Jucilene de Lima

Jucilene Sales de Lima (born 14 September 1990) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, she has won multiple medals on regional level, including the bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Participating in the 2023 World Athletics Championships, held in Budapest, she became the first Brazilian in history to reach the final of the javelin throw event. In the final (where 12 competitors participated), after performing 3 launches, she was in 6th place, with a mark of 60.34 meters, ranking among the 8 that would continue competing and would make 3 more launches. She didn't improve her mark in the 3 final launches, finishing in 8th place, the best position in the history of Brazil in this event in World Championships.
Her personal best in the event is 62.89 metres set in São Paulo in 2014. This is the current national record.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
| Representing Brazil |||||
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | 48.04 m |
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 17th (q) | 43.62 m |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 6th | 44.74 m |
| 2005 | South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 1st | 46.04 m |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | – | NM |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 52.86 m |
| 2007 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 47.53 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 49.42 m m |
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 10th | 45.73 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th | 46.59 m |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 11th | 50.87 m |
| 2008 | South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 48.44 m |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 54.37 m |
| 2009 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 48.74 m |
| 2009 | Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | 47.10 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | 55.98 m |
| 2012 | South American U23 Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 56.00 m |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | 57.73 m |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 26th (q) | 55.18 m |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 60.17 m |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 61.71 m |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | 59.86 m |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 60.16 m |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 60.42 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (q) | 59.49 m |
| 2015 | Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 2nd | 57.99 m |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 3rd | 59.65 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (q) | 60.14 m |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 3rd | 57.86 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 19th (q) | 57.13 m |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 2nd | 62.42 m |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 60.68 m |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | 60.34 m |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 59.04 m |
| 2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 2nd | 62.31 m |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 28th (q) | 57.56 m |