Micaela de Mello
Brazilian hurdler (born 2000)
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Micaela Rosa de Mello (born 7 March 2000) is a Brazilian hurdler. In 2025, she became the Brazilian national record holder over 60 metres hurdles, she has also won national championship titles over 100 metres hurdles.[1]
Biography
She is from São José and is a member of UCA de São José.[2] She was a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2021 South American Championships in Ecuador.[3] She finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles at the event.[4]
She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 South American Games.[5] She was a bronze medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games.[6] She was Brazilian national champion in 2022 in the 100 metres hurdles.[7]
She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2023 South American Championships, although the winner, Caroline Tomaz, later received a doping suspension.[8][9]
Competing for Washington State University she reached the final of the NCAA Championships in 2024.[10] She was Brazilian national champion in 2024 in the 100 metres hurdles.[11]
In Spokane in January 2025, she a ran the 60 metres hurdles in time of 8.02, setting a new Brazilian indoor record, six hundredths better than the previous mark of 8.08, achieved by Maíla Machado at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.[12][13] In February 2025, she lowered it to 8.00, also in Spokane.[14] She finished fourth in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in a time of 8.02 seconds.[15] She qualified for the semi-finals of the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, before suffering a fall in her semi-final.[16] That year, she transferred to the University of Oregon.[17]
De Mello opened her 2026 indoor season with a win in 8.13 in the 60 meters hurdles at The Spokane Sports Showcase.[18] In June, she qualified for the 100 metres hurdles at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[19] That month, she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the inaugural 2026 Pan American Championships in Medellín.[20]