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Barbosa at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | São Toméan (1995–2014) Portuguese (since 2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1995 São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics (100 metres hurdles) | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sporting CP (since 2012) | ||||||||||||||
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Olímpia Barbosa (born 28 February 1995) is a Portuguese athlete who specialises in 100 metres hurdles. She is an Ibero-American silver medalist, national champion, and national indoor champion. She is a firefighter by profession.
Early life
Olímpia Barbosa was born on 28 February 1995 in São Tomé, the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe. She moved to Portugal with her family when she was two years old.
Career
Barbosa acquired Portuguese nationality in November 2014. At the club level, she was a member of União Atlético Povoense (2010–2011) and Grupo Recreativo Quinta da Lomba (early 2012) before joining Sporting CP in late 2012. As of 2024[update], she is a nine-time national champion and six-time national indoor champion.
Representing Portugal at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Barbosa won silver in the 4 × 100 meters relay event, with teammates Lorène Bazolo, Patrícia Rodrigues, and Rosalina Santos.
Outside of sports, Barbosa is a firefighter for the Lisbon Fire Brigade Regiment.
Personal bests
Individual events
| Event | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 60 metres | 7.44 i | Lisbon, Portugal | 16 January 2021 | |
| 100 metres | 11.75 | Pompal, Portugal | 27 June 2015 | (Wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| 200 metres | 25.28 | Fátima, Portugal | 7 July 2013 | (Wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| 200 metres short track | 25.82 i | Pompal, Portugal | 22 January 2012 | |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.16 i | Pombal, Portugal | 19 February 2023 | |
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.27 | Montgeron, France | 15 May 2022 | (Wind: -1.1 m/s) |
Team events
| Event | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.82 | La Nucia, Spain | 21 May 2022 | Teamed with Patrícia Rodrigues, Rosalina Santos, and Lorène Bazolo. Barbosa ran the third leg. |
References
- ^ a b c d Sequeira, Manuel (28 February 2021). "28 de Fevereiro: Aniversário de Olímpia Barbosa / Especialista na velocidade" [28 February: Birthday of Olimpia Barbosa / Speed Expert]. Revista Atletismo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Trabalhar como bombeira e brilhar como atleta" [Working as a firefighter and shining as an athlete]. RTP Ensina (in European Portuguese). 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Olimpia BARBOSA". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Olímpia Barbosa a um centésimo da final dos 60 metros barreiras em Mondeville" [Olímpia Barbosa one hundredths away from the 60 meter hurdles final in Mondeville]. LusoJornal (in European Portuguese). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Medeiros, Óscar (4 April 2022). "Olímpia Barbosa é atleta e bombeira em Lisboa" [Olímpia Barbosa is an athlete and firefighter in Lisbon]. Voice of America (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Resultados Finales" (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, 2022. Archived from the original 11 July 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
