Personal information | |
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Full name | Joelma das Neves Sousa |
Born | Timon, Maranhão, Brazil | 13 July 1984
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] |
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Brazil |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 400 m |
Club | Pinheiros |
Coached by | Sanderlei Parrela [1] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 400 m – 51.54 (2012) [2] |
Updated on 15 April 2014. |
Joelma das Neves Sousa (born 13 July 1984) is a Brazilian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. [3] She represented Brazil at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Brazil | |||||
2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4th | 400 m | 53.42 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.66 | |||
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 18th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 3:32.43 | |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 6th | 400 m | 52.34 A | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.59 A | |||
2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 3rd | 400 m | 52.72 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.56 | |||
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th (h) | 400 m | 52.69 | |
7th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.95 | |||
2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | 400 m | 52.25 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.37 | |||
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 29th (h) | 400 m | 53.01 | |
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | 400 m | 52.75 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.07 | |||
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | 400 m | 53.04 | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.66 | |||
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.30 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.27 |
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