Vera Barbosa

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

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