Jessica Barreira
Jessica Barreira | |
nation | Portugal |
birthday | 29th January 1997 (age 23) |
Career | |
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status | active |
last change: May 12, 2020 |
Jessica Barreira (born January 29, 1997 ) is a Portuguese athlete . She's on the long jump and triple jump and the javelin specialized.
Athletic career
Jessica Barreira gained her first international experience in 2013 when she finished eleventh in the long jump with a jump to 5.47 m at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Utrecht , while she finished fifth in the triple jump with 12.31 m. The following year she took part in the triple jump at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing , where she finished fourth in the B final with 12.13 m. In 2019 she took part in the javelin throw at the European Games in Minsk , where she finished 27th with a distance of 43.61 m. Then she was eighth in the long jump at the U23 European Championships in Gävle with 6.10 m and was eliminated in the triple jump without a distance in qualification.
In 2018 Barreira became the Portuguese javelin champion.
Personal best
- Long jump: 6.44 m (+1.5 m / s), April 27, 2019 in Tucson
- Long jump (indoor): 6.28 m, February 8, 2019 in Albuquerque
- Triple jump: 12.89 m (0.0 m / s), May 12, 2019 in Tucson
- Triple jump (indoor): 12.90 m, February 23, 2019 in Seattle
- Javelin throw: 50.80 m, July 8, 2018 in Leiria
Web links
- Jessica Barreira in the database of World Athletics (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Barreira, Jessica |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Veiga, Evelise Maria Tavares da (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1997 |