Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Freitas and the second or paternal family name is Garcia Silami.

Esmeralda Garcia

Personal information
Full name	Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami
Born	(1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 Sete Lagoas, Brazil
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Brazil Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 100 metres South American Youth Championships 1975 Quito 100 m 1975 Quito 4x100 m relay 1975 Quito 200 m
Updated on 7 May 2013

Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami (born February 16, 1959) is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the (non-ratified) world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986, in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.

Representing the Florida State Seminoles track and field team, de Jesus Garcia won the 1985 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.

International competitions

Representing Brazil

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1974	South American Junior Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	100 m	11.8 s
			5th	200 m	25.3 s
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	47.9 s
1975	South American Youth Championships	Quito, Ecuador	1st	100 m	11.7 s
			3rd	200 m	24.5 s
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	48.1 s
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	28th (qf)	100 m	11.77 s
	South American Junior Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	100 m	11.58 s
			1st	200 m	24.52 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.66 s
			3rd	Long jump	5.68 m
1979	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	3rd	100 m	11.8 s
			3rd	200 m	24.1 s
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	46.1 s
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	10th (sf)	100 m	11.65 s
			12th	Long jump	5.87 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (qf)	100 m	11.64 s
			17th (q)	Long jump	6.15 m
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	100 m	11.31 s
			6th	Long jump	6.18 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	100m	11.67 s
			4th	Long jump	5.97 m
	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	100 m	11.6 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.4 s
			1st	Long jump	6.12 2
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	18th (qf)	100 m	11.82 s
			19th (q)	Long jump	6.01 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.31 (-2.7 m/s, Caracas 1983)
• 200 metres – 23.61 (Houston 1985)
• Long jump – 6.57 (-0.7 m/s, Austin 1985)

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Esmeralda Garcia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
• Esmeralda de Jesús Garcia at World Athletics