 Barbosa at the 2014 European Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1989-01-13) January 13, 1989 (age 36) |
| 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. 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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- 1989 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Portugal
- Olympic athletes for Portugal
- Portuguese female hurdlers
- Portuguese female sprinters
- Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Sportspeople from Vila Franca de Xira
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Cape Verde
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Portugal
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