Naide Gomes

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Naide Gomes

Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes, OIH, (born November 20, 1979) is a Portuguese

Portugal

São Tomé and Príncipe

S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa....
. She is also a top-class competitor in the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is an athletics event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible....
, and she competed in 100 metres hurdles

100 metres hurdles

The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic Games Athletics discipline run by women. For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters....
at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 13 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. She represents Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
.

Naide Gomes started competing under the flag of her birth country São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa....
and represented it at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, though she has lived in Portugal

Portugal

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Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes, OIH, (born November 20, 1979) is a Portuguese

Portugal

São Tomé and Príncipe

Long jump

100 metres hurdles

2000 Summer Olympics

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
.

Naide Gomes started competing under the flag of her birth country São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa....
and represented it at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, though she has lived in Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
since she was 11 eleven years old. At the Sydney Olympics, Gomes was the São-Tomé flag carrier in the opening ceremony. Before changing nationality she set the current São Tomé and Príncipe records in 100 metres hurdles, long jump, high jump

High jump

The high jump is an athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices....
, triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a ?hop, step and jump? routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a step and then a jump into the sand pit....
, shot put

Shot put

The shot put is an athletics event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the throwing motion....
, javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the Javelin , a spear-like object made of metal, Glass-reinforced plastic and, in some cases, carbon fiber....
and heptathlon.

She gained Portuguese citizenship in 2001, and has since represented Portugal at major international events.

She has recently won gold medals for long jump at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, raising the national record to 6.89 m at the latter.

=2007=

In Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, she became the first Portuguese athlete ever to reach the seven metres distance in the long jump, by jumping 7.01m. In Valencia she won gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2008, by jumping 7.00m.

=2008=

On July 22, she is the winner of the IAAF Super Grand Prix DN Galan, Stockholm, Sweden with a new national record of 7.04m.

On July 29, at the IAAF Super Grand Prix Herculis

Herculis

The Herculis is an annual athletics meet in Monaco, that first took place in 2003, but the second edition took place on 20 August....
, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, she jumps 7.12m., a new national record and 2008 world's best mark.

On August 19, at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
held in Beijing, China, a top-favorite for the gold medal, in peak physical condition and having dominated the season, she unexpectedely fouled on her first two attempts and then stutter-stepped on her final try jumping a mere 6.29m., thus failing to qualify to the final.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1999	All-Africa Games Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games The seventh 1999 All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump....	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Joburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the province Capital of Gauteng the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa.... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....	5th	Heptathlon
2002	European Indoor Championships 2002 European Indoor Athletics Championships The 2002 European Indoor Championships in Athletics were held from March 1 to March 3, 2002 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria....	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....	2nd	Pentathlon
2002	European Championships 2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 6 to August 11, 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany....	Munich Munich Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....	10th	Long jump
2003	World Indoor Championships 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 14 March to 16 March 2003....	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 .... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	5th	Pentathlon
2004	World Indoor Championships 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004....	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe.... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....	1st	Pentathlon
2005	European Indoor Championships 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships The 2005 European Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Madrid, the capital city of Spain, from March 4 to March 6, 2005....	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a... , Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	1st	Long jump
	World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983....	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea.... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....	5th	Long jump 2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Long Jump The women's long jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 10....
	Universiade 2005 Summer Universiade The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in Izmir, Turkey....	Izmir Izmir Izmir, also once called Smyrna, is Turkey's third most populous city and the country's largest port after Istanbul. It is located along the outlying waters of the Gulf of Izmir, by the Aegean Sea.... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....	2nd	Long jump
2006	World Indoor Championships 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport Complex....	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world.... , Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....	3rd	Long jump, 6.76 NRi
2006	European Championships 2006 European Championships in Athletics The 19th European Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between August 7 and August 13, 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"....	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast.... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....	2nd	Long jump
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 .... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	1st	Long jump, 6.89 NRi
2008	World Indoor Championships 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held in Valencia , Spain in 2008, March, 7-9 at the Luis Puig Palace....	Valencia, Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	1st	Long jump, 7.00 NRi

Naide Gomes

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