Alessandra Resende
Alessandra Nobre Resende (born March 5, 1975) is a Brazilian javelin thrower.[1] She is a two-time Ibero-American and a four-time South American champion for her category. Resende, however, narrowly missed out of the medal podium, when she placed fifth in the final at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, with a best throw of 57.95 metres.[2]
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Full name | Alessandra Nobre Resende | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 5 March 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Javelin throw: 59.58 m (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At age thirty-three, Resende made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's javelin throw. She threw the javelin into the field at 56.53 metres, finishing twenty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.[3]
Competition record
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alessandra Resende". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- Biscayart, Eduardo (28 July 2007). "Cuba's five gold medal party – Pan Am Games, Day 5". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- "Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- Old model javelin
- Old model javelin
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External links
- Alessandra Resende at World Athletics
- Profile – UOL Esporte (in Portuguese)
- NBC Olympics Profile
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