Vera Barbosa

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Vera Barbosa
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Personal information
Born (1989-01-13) January 13, 1989 (age 34)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
SportAthletics
Event(s) 400m Hurdles
Club Sporting Clube de Portugal [1]
Coached by Carlos Silva
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Vera Barbosa (born 13 January 1989 in Vila Franca de Xira) is a Portuguese track and field athlete. [2] She initially competed for Cape Verde, switching to represent Portugal after 2008. At the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the heats she set a new national record with 55.22 seconds.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan42nd (h)400 m 58.56
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain16th (h)400 m 57.55
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal5th400 m 54.89
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:37.90
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania17th (h)400 m 54.84
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 7th400 m 55.50
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:39.37
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic4th400 m hurdles 55.81
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:37.28
World Championships Daegu, South Korea24th (sf)400 m hurdles 57.70
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland11th (sf)400 m hurdles 56.58
14th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:40.79
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom21st (sf)400 m hurdles 56.27
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland10th (sf)400 m hurdles 56.33
10th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:35.41
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands24th (sf)400 m hurdles 57.92
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil33rd (h)400 m hurdles 57.28
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 5th400 m hurdles 56.82
World Championships Eugene, United States 30th (h)400 m hurdles 56.79
European Championships Munich, Germany 16th (h)400 m hurdles 57.10

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