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| Full name | Joana Sofia Barbosa Vasconcelos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1991 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint canoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Benfica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joana Sofia Barbosa Vasconcelos (born 22 February 1991) is a Portuguese sprint canoer who has competed since the 2010s. [1] At club level, she represents Benfica.
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Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Vasconcelos started canoeing in Clube Náutico de Crestuma, where she won the ICF Canoe Kayak Sprint Junior World Championships in K-1 1000m class that took place in Moscow in 2009. [2] The 18-year-old then moved to Benfica in 2010, and currently studies and practises at the Center for High Performance in Montemor-o-Velho. [3]
She won a bronze medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb.
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