Joceline Monteiro (born 10 May 1990 in Praia) [1] is a Portuguese runner who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.
She competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships (400 m) without reaching the final. [2] Monteiro has also won individual national titles in 2010, 2011 and 2013. [3]
In the 4 × 400 metres relay she won a silver medal at the 2009 Lusophony Games, finished sixth at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships,[ citation needed ] fifth at the 2011 European U23 Championships [4] and won a gold medal at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships [3] She also competed at the 2012 European Championships and the 2018 European Championships without reaching the final.
Her personal best times are 54.54 seconds, achieved in May 2009 in Lisboa; and 2:03.77 minutes, achieved in July 2016 in Solihull. [3]
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