Emmily Pinheiro

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Emmily Pinheiro
Personal information
Full nameEmmily da Silva Pinheiro
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1985-11-03) 3 November 1985 (age 38)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 4 × 400 metres relay
ClubSport Club Ulbra
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 53.05 s (2008)

Emmily da Silva Pinheiro (born November 3, 1985, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. [1]

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Biography

Pinheiro competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Lucimar Teodoro, Maria Laura Almirão, and Josiane Tito. She ran on the third leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 51.95 seconds. Pinheiro and her team finished the relay in sixth place for a total time of 3:30.10, failing to advance into the final. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2002 South American Youth Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st400 m56.58 s
2nd1000 metres Medley relay2:14.55 min

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emmily Pinheiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.