Jessica Barreira

Jessica Barreira
nation	Portugal
birthday	29th January 1997 (age 23)
Career
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)