Ana Luiza Sliatchicas Caetano (born 18 November 2002) is a Brazilian archer who competes in recurve events. She is also a published writer.
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| Born | 18 November 2002 [1] Maricá, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHer first love was sailing, but she started archery in 2014, through a project to encourage the sport in her city of Maricá, Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Career
editShe won bronze in the individual and gold in the women's team event at the 2022 South American Games.[3] She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Archery World Cup alongside Marcus D'Almeida in the recurve mixed team, beating 2022 Tokyo Olympic winning duo of An San and Kim Je-deok for bronze.[4]
She won gold in the mixed team with Marcus D'Almeida at the 2024 Pan American Archery Championships in Medellin in April 2024. She won bronze with the women’s mixed team at the same Championships.[5]
She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics to compete in the individual event as well as the mixed team with Marcus D'Almeida. After the individual ranking round, she ranked 19th, but progressed to the round of 16.[6][7]
Personal life
editShe published the book Bons Ventos in partnership with her brother João Pio, who was the illustrator of the work. Three years later, she released her second book Eureka.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Ana Luiza Sliatchicas Caetano". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Her target is the podium at the 2024 Olympics: the story of Ana Luiza Caetano, from archery". exame.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "South American Games 2022: check out Brazil's medals". olympics.com. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ McSteen, Andrew (26 July 2022). "Five archers who impressed at the fourth stage of the 2022 Hyundai Archery World Cup". World Archery. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Vieira, Sheila (14 April 2024). "MARCUS D'ALMEIDA AND ANA LUIZA CAETANO WIN MIXED GOLD AND WOMEN'S TEAM WINS BRONZE AT THE 2024 PAN AMERICAN ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "primeras brasileira a competir em Paris vibra com a 'arte' do tiro com arco". uol.com. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Rizzo, Marcel (30 July 2024). "Ana Luiza Caetano advances to the round of 16 in historic result in archery". cnnbrasil. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Castro, Matheus (25 July 2024). "Writer and promise: who is the first Brazilian to debut at the Paris Olympics?". espn.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.