Vanessa Fernandes

GOIH, OM
Vanessa Fernandes
Fernandes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameVanessa de Sousa Fernandes
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1985-09-14) 14 September 1985
Perosinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportTriathlon
ClubBenfica
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingWomen's race
ITU World Championships
2007 HamburgElite women's race
2006 LausanneElite women's race
2003 QueenstownJunior women's race
ITU Triathlon World Cup
2006Overall World Cup
2007Overall World Cup
European Championships
2003 CarlsbadJunior women's race
2004 TiszaújvárosU-23 women's race
2004 ValenciaElite women's race
2005 SofiaU-23 women's race
2005 LausanneElite women's race
2006 RijekaU-23 women's race
2006 AutunElite women's race
2007 CopenhagenElite women's race
2008 LisbonElite women's race
2008 PulpiU-23 women's race
2002 GyőrJunior women's race
Women's duathlon
ITU Duathlon World Championships
2007 GyőrElite women's race
2008 RiminiElite women's race
ETU Duathlon European Championships
2006 RiminiElite women's race
2002 ZeitzJunior women's race

Vanessa de Sousa Fernandes GOIH ComM OM (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐˈnɛsɐ fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]; born 14 September 1985) is a Portuguese athlete who is a former triathlon European and world champion, and an Olympic medalist. In duathlon, she was also European and world champion.

Fernandes won the European Triathlon Championships five consecutive years (5 elite and 3 under-23 titles), beginning in 2004, and on 1 September 2007, she became world champion for the first time, in Hamburg, Germany, managing to grab the only title (apart from the Olympic sceptre) missing from her career. She competes for S.L. Benfica since 2005.

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