Portuguese-Cape Verdean track and field athlete (born 1989)
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
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Cape Verde
|
2007
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
42nd (h)
|
400 m
|
58.56
|
2008
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
16th (h)
|
400 m
|
57.55
|
Representing Portugal
|
2009
|
Lusophony Games
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
5th
|
400 m
|
54.89
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:37.90
|
European U23 Championships
|
Kaunas, Lithuania
|
17th (h)
|
400 m
|
54.84
|
2010
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
San Fernando, Spain
|
7th
|
400 m
|
55.50
|
6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:39.37
|
2011
|
European U23 Championships
|
Ostrava, Czech Republic
|
4th
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.81
|
6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:37.28
|
World Championships
|
Daegu, South Korea
|
24th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
57.70
|
2012
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
11th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.58
|
14th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:40.79
|
Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
21st (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.27
|
2014
|
European Championships
|
Zürich, Switzerland
|
10th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.33
|
10th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:35.41
|
2016
|
European Championships
|
Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
24th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
57.92
|
Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
33rd (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
57.28
|
2022
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Oran, Algeria
|
5th
|
400 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
|
2024
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
9th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:31.93
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Cuiabá, Brazil
|
4th
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.37
|
European Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
17th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.81
|
13th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:29.50
|
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