# Elisângela Adriano

Elisângela Maria Adriano (born July 27, 1972), is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 62.00 metres, achieved in May 2011 in São Caetano do Sul.

## Career

Adriano was born in São Paulo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but she was later reinstated before time. She competed in both the discus and shot put at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, without reaching the final in either event. She also competed in the discus at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
She won the discus and shot put events at the 2009 Brazilian national championships. She holds the South American record in both events. She won her seventh continental discus title at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics with a championship record of 61 metres. She also won the shot put silver medal behind Chilean Natalia Ducó. She added the 2009 Lusophony Games shot put gold to her list of honours the following month. In the 2010 season, she won the discus gold at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships and later gained her fourteenth national title in the discus at the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo.
She holds the shot put national record both indoors and out.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Brazil ||||||
| 1987 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 4th | Shot put | 12.14 m |
| 1987 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 11th | Discus throw | 29.78 m |
| 1988 | South American Junior Championships | Cubatão, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 13.04 m |
| 1988 | South American Youth Championships | Cuenca, Ecuador | 2nd | Shot put | 12.85 m A |
| 1988 | South American Youth Championships | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | Discus throw | 42.60 m A |
| 1989 | South American Junior Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | Shot put | 14.40 m |
| 1989 | South American Junior Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3rd | Discus throw | 42.70 m |
| 1989 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 3rd | Shot put | 13.16 m |
| 1989 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 8th | Discus throw | 41.16 m |
| 1990 | South American Junior Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 16.06 m |
| 1990 | South American Junior Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Discus throw | 48.18 m |
| 1990 | Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 16.65 m |
| 1990 | Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 3rd | Discus throw | 50.10 m |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10th | Shot put | 15.03 m |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 19th (q) | Discus | 47.10 m |
| 1991 | South American Junior Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Shot put | 16.12 m |
| 1991 | South American Junior Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Discus throw | 51.06 m |
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 16.04 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | Shot put | 15.71 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | Discus throw | 51.40 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 5th | Shot put | 15.77 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | – | Discus throw | NM |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (q) | Shot put | 15.93 m |
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | Shot put | 16.75 m |
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 9th | Discus | 43.54 m |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Shot put | 16.47 m |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Discus throw | 53.16 m |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 22nd (q) | Shot put | 16.41 m |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 2nd | Shot put | 16.77 m |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 6th | Discus | 50.20 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 5th | Shot put | 16.74 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 6th | Discus throw | 53.30 m |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 17.37 m |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 4th | Discus throw | 42.58 m |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 4th | Shot put | 17.15 m |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 10th | Discus throw | 52.14 m |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Shot put | 17.90 m |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Discus throw | 57.10 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 21st (q) | Shot put | 16.49 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 11th | Shot put | 17.45 m |
| 1997 | South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | Shot put | 18.16 m |
| 1997 | South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | Discus throw | 58.46 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 19th (q) | Shot put | 17.71 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 18th (q) | Discus throw | 57.88 m |
| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 5th | Shot put | 17.88 m |
| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 5th | Discus throw | 57.56 m |
| 1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Shot put | 18.38 m |
| 1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | Discus throw | 58.94 m |
| 1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 8th | Discus throw | 51.26 m |
| 1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 19.02 m (A) |
| 1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Discus throw | 60.27 m (A) |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma, Spain | 3rd | Shot put | 18.17 m |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma, Spain | 3rd | Discus throw | 62.23 m |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | – | Shot put | DQ |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | – | Discus throw | DQ |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 17.93 m |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Discus throw | 58.40 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 11th | Shot put | 18.06 m |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | Shot put | 16.63 m |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Discus throw | 58.20 m |
| 2002 | World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 8th | Discus throw | 53.60 m |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Shot put | 18.34 m |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Discus throw | 58.37 m |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 2nd | Shot put | 18.48 m |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 5th | Discus throw | 58.80 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 9th | Shot put | 18.11 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 18th (q) | Discus throw | 57.69 m |
| 2003 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | Shot put | 17.92 m |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 18th (q) | Shot put | 16.64 m |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 3rd | Shot put | 17.79 m |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | Discus throw | 57.21 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 17th (q) | Shot put | 17.44 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 26th (q) | Discus throw | 58.13 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th (q) | Shot put | 16.94 m |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | Shot put | 16.99 m |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | Discus throw | 58.67 m |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 17.37 m |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | Discus throw | 56.18 m |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 17.41 m |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Discus throw | 59.85 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | Shot put | 17.73 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Discus throw | 60.27 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 19th (q) | Shot put | 17.07 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 22nd (q) | Discus throw | 57.21 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 3rd | Discus throw | 52.82 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 19th (q) | Discus throw | 58.84 m |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Shot put | 16.63 m |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Discus throw | 61.00 m |
| 2009 | Lusophony Games | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Shot put | 17.02 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 29th (q) | Discus throw | 55.75 m |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | Discus throw | 58.86 m |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | Shot put | 16.55 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 22nd (q) | Discus throw | 56.45 m |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 8th | Discus throw | 54.08 m |