Elizabeth Müller

Elizabeth Clara Müller (married name Gonçalves; 6 March 1926 – 12 July 2010)^[1] was a Brazilian high jumper, sprinter and shot putter.^[2]

At the 1948 Summer Olympics, she placed 17th in the high jump. In the 100 metres and the shot put she was eliminated in the first round.^[3] At the 1951 Pan American Games she won a bronze medal in the high jump.^[3]

She was highly successful at the South American Championships in Athletics, winning one 200 metres title, two high jump titles and two shot put titles. In total she won 10 medals over her career at the championship, including a long jump silver medal in 1945.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1941	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	200 m	26.4
1941	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	52.6
1945	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st	200 m	26.4
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	51.2
			3rd	High jump	1.50 m
			2nd	Long jump	5.32 m
			1st	Shot put	11.79 m
1946	South American Championships (unofficial)	Santiago, Chile	3rd	100 m	12.7
			2nd	200 m	25.8
			2nd	High jump	1.50 m
			2nd	Long jump	5.11 m
			2nd	Shot put	11.44 m
1948	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	4th (h)	100 m	13.2
			17th	High jump	1.40 m
			13th (q)	Shot put	11.870 m
1949	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	4 × 100 m relay	49.2
			1st	High jump	1.55 m
			2nd	Shot put	11.29 m
1951	Pan American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	10th (sf)	100 m	13.2
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	50.5
			3rd	High jump	1.45 m
			9th	Shot put	9.94 m
1952	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	High jump	1.53 m
1953	South American Championships (unofficial)	Santiago, Chile	2nd	High jump	1.50 m
1953	South American Championships (unofficial)	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Shot put	11.11 m
1954	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	48.5
			2nd	High jump	1.55 m
			1st	Shot put	11.79 m
1955	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	7th	High jump	1.45 m
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	High jump	1.50 m
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Shot put	11.31 m

↑ "Elizabeth Müller". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
1 2 Elizabeth Müller. Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
1 2 Elizabeth Clara Mueller. Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
↑ South American Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.

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