Vera Barbosa

Vera Barbosa
	Barbosa at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born	January 13, 1989 (age 35)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m Hurdles
Club	Sporting Clube de Portugal
Coached by	Carlos Silva

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
	Lusophony Games	Lisbon, Portugal	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
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.37
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	4th	400 m hurdles	55.81
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	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
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	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
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.41
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	24th (sf)	400 m hurdles	57.92
2016	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
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.50

References

^ NBC Rio 2016 bio
^ Vera Barbosa at World Athletics

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[1] NBC Rio 2016 bio

[2] Vera Barbosa at World Athletics

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