Aline Ferreira

Aline da Silva Ferreira (born 18 October 1986) is a female wrestler from Brazil. She became the 2014 Vice-World Champion in the 75 kg weight class.

Early life
Ferreira first began learning judo as a teenager in her hometown of São Paulo, Brazil. After two years, she switched in 2001 to wrestling. She belongs to the Sesi Osasco São Paulo club and has primarily been trained by Alejo Morales. At 5 ft 8 in and weighing about 176 pounds, Ferreira wrestles in the heavyweight class.

Career
In 2011 at the Guadalajara Pan Am Games, Ferreira won silver in the 72 kg freestyle.

She won the silver medal the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and she became the first Brazilian wrestler to win a medal in World Wrestling Championships.

At 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States, Ferreira lost the bronze medal, but she was classified to 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.