In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Vanessa de Sousa FernandesGOIHComM 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.[1] 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.
Born in Perosinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Fernandes was introduced to triathlon in 1999, when she was fourteen, by her father, Venceslau Fernandes, a former professional cyclist and winner of the 1984 Volta a Portugal. She competed for her local triathlon club Clube de Perosinho and then for Belenenses where she became world champion of under-23. Later in 2005, Fernandes joined S.L. Benfica and represents the club to this day. Occasionally, she enters cross country events. She competed at the Olympic Games for the first time in 2004. On the second Olympic triathlon competition, at age eighteen, she finished in eighth place with a total time of 2:06:15.39.
In June 2006, Fernandes won the International Triathlon Union World Cup, ranking number one in the world.[2] In September, she equaled Australian Emma Carney's record number of consecutive wins in the World Cup, with a twelfth victory at the Beijing leg. Later that year, she was awarded with the "Best Female Athlete of the Year" prize from CNID (Clube Nacional de Imprensa Desportiva; English: Sports Press National Club) at its annual sports gala. In 2008, she won her 5th-in-a-row Elite European Championships title, at "home", in Lisbon, Portugal.
In August 2008, she finished second in the Beijing Olympic Games, winning her first olympic medal.
After years without competing, Fernandes is training with the 2016 Summer Olympics in mind.[3]
^"Vanessa Fernandes: "Quero voltar a ir aos Jogos Olímpicos"" [Vanessa Fernandes: "I want to return to the Olympic Games"] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes Vanessa de Sousa Fernandes GOIH ComM OM Portuguese pronunciation vɐˈnɛsɐ fɨɾˈnɐ dɨʃ born 14 September 1985 is a Portuguese athlete who is a former triathlon European and world champion and an Olympic medalist 1 In duathlon she was also European and world champion GOIH OMVanessa FernandesFernandes at the 2008 Summer OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameVanessa de Sousa FernandesNationalityPortugueseBorn 1985 09 14 14 September 1985 age 37 Perosinho Vila Nova de Gaia PortugalHeight169 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight55 kg 121 lb SportCountryPortugalSportTriathlonClubBenficaMedal record Women s triathlonRepresenting PortugalOlympic Games2008 Beijing Women s raceITU World Championships2007 Hamburg Elite women s race2006 Lausanne Elite women s race2003 Queenstown Junior women s raceITU Triathlon World Cup2006 Overall World Cup2007 Overall World CupEuropean Championships2003 Carlsbad Junior women s race2004 Tiszaujvaros U 23 women s race2004 Valencia Elite women s race2005 Sofia U 23 women s race2005 Lausanne Elite women s race2006 Rijeka U 23 women s race2006 Autun Elite women s race2007 Copenhagen Elite women s race2008 Lisbon Elite women s race2008 Pulpi U 23 women s race2002 Gyor Junior women s raceWomen s duathlonITU Duathlon World Championships2007 Gyor Elite women s race2008 Rimini Elite women s raceETU Duathlon European Championships2006 Rimini Elite women s race2002 Zeitz Junior women s raceFernandes finishing second in Lausanne 2006 Fernandes left silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics 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 Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 3 Orders 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditBorn in Perosinho Vila Nova de Gaia Fernandes was introduced to triathlon in 1999 when she was fourteen by her father Venceslau Fernandes a former professional cyclist and winner of the 1984 Volta a Portugal She competed for her local triathlon club Clube de Perosinho and then for Belenenses where she became world champion of under 23 Later in 2005 Fernandes joined S L Benfica and represents the club to this day Occasionally she enters cross country events She competed at the Olympic Games for the first time in 2004 On the second Olympic triathlon competition at age eighteen she finished in eighth place with a total time of 2 06 15 39 In June 2006 Fernandes won the International Triathlon Union World Cup ranking number one in the world 2 In September she equaled Australian Emma Carney s record number of consecutive wins in the World Cup with a twelfth victory at the Beijing leg Later that year she was awarded with the Best Female Athlete of the Year prize from CNID Clube Nacional de Imprensa Desportiva English Sports Press National Club at its annual sports gala In 2008 she won her 5th in a row Elite European Championships title at home in Lisbon Portugal In August 2008 she finished second in the Beijing Olympic Games winning her first olympic medal After years without competing Fernandes is training with the 2016 Summer Olympics in mind 3 Achievements Edit2001 18th European Championships Carlsbad Czech Republic junior 2nd European Duathlon Championships Mafra Portugal junior team 2002 World Cup 34th Tiszaujvaros Hungary 29th Nice France 12th Funchal Portugal 4th World Championships Cancun Mexico junior 3rd European Championships Gyor Hungary junior 3rd European Duathlon Championships Zeitz Germany junior2003 World Cup 10th Ishigaki Japan 9th St Anthonys United States 1st Madrid Spain 9th Funchal Portugal 1st Cancun Mexico 3rd Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1st Estoril International Triathlon Estoril Portugal 2nd Praia da Vitoria International Triathlon Praia da Vitoria Portugal 5th World Summer Games Santos Brazil European Championships Carlsbad Czech Republic 1st junior 2nd junior team 3rd World Championships Queenstown New Zealand junior 1st World Duathlon Championships Affoltern Switzerland junior2004 1st Portugal National Championships World Cup 1st Madrid Spain 1st Rio de Janeiro Brazil 5th World Championships Funchal Portugal 8th Olympic Games Athens Greece 1st European Under 23 Championships Tiszaujvaros Hungary 1st European Championships Valencia Spain 2005 1st European Under 23 Championships Sofia Bulgaria 1st European Championships Lausanne Switzerland 4th World Championships Gamagori Japan World Cup 1st Madrid Spain 1st Mazatlan Mexico 1st Beijing China 1st New Plymouth New Zealand 2006 World Cup 1st Aqaba Jordan 1st Mazatlan Mexico 1st Madrid Spain 1st Corner Brook Canada 1st Hamburg Germany 1st Beijing China 3rd Portugal Cross Country Championships Guimaraes 1st Portugal Triathlon Cup Quarteira 1st European Cup Estoril Portugal 1st European Championships Autun France 1st European Under 23 Championships Rijeka Croatia 5th Life Time Fitness Triathlon Minneapolis United States 2nd World Championships Lausanne Switzerland 1st European Duathlon Championships Rimini Italy 6th Corrida do Tejo Lisbon Portugal 2007 World Cup 3rd Mooloolaba Australia 1st Ishigaki Japan 1st Lisbon Portugal 1st Madrid Spain 1st Salford United Kingdom 1st Beijing China 1st Rhodes Greece 1st World Duathlon Championships Gyor Hungary 1st European Championships Copenhagen Denmark 1st World Championships Hamburg Germany 1st Life Time Fitness Triathlon Minneapolis United States 2008 Olympic Games Beijing China 2nd World Cup 2nd Mooloolaba Australia 1st Madrid Spain 1st European Championships Lisbon Portugal 10th World Championships Vancouver British Columbia Canada Orders Edit Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry 4 Commander of the Order of Merit 5 Officer of the Order of Merit 4 References Edit Vanessa Fernandes sports reference com 2006 BG Triathlon World Cup rankings Vanessa Fernandes Quero voltar a ir aos Jogos Olimpicos Vanessa Fernandes I want to return to the Olympic Games in Portuguese S L Benfica 29 October 2014 Retrieved 13 March 2015 a b Ordens Honorificas Portuguesas Portuguese Honorary Orders in Portuguese Presidency of the Portuguese Republic Retrieved 10 March 2015 Atletas condecorados com Ordem do Merito in Portuguese External links EditInternational Triathlon Union ITU profileAwardsPreceded byDiana Gomes Portuguese Sportswoman of the Year2006 2008 Succeeded byMichelle Larcher de Brito Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vanessa Fernandes amp oldid 1098069465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
