Joselyn Brea

Joselyn Daniely Brea
Personal information
National team	Venezuela
Born	August 12, 1994 (age 29)
Sport
Sport	Duathlon, Track and Field

Joselyn Daniely Brea (born August 12, 1994) is a Spanish - Venezuelan athlete who competes in the duathlon and track and field. She won two gold medals at the Duathlon World Championships in 2021 and 2022.

Duathlon[edit]

Brea is a two time world champion in the Duathlon. In the 2021 world championships she won the race with a time of 2:00:19. The following year in 2022 she once again won the race in a time of 1:54.30.^[1]

Track and Field[edit]

Brea competed alongside her sister, Edymar, in the 5000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.^[2] In April 2023 Brea ran 14:47.76 in the 5000, becoming the first South American athlete in history to run break 15 minutes in the event.^[3] In July 2023 Brea broke the South American mile record running 4:27.41 at the Monaco Diamond League. She finished 13th in the race. Every competitor ran a personal best and seven national record were broken.^[4]

Results and personal bests[edit]

Track and Field personal bests

Taken from IAAF Profile^[5]

Surface	Event	Time	Venue	Date	Notes
Indoor track	3000m	9:04.67	Sabadell, Spain	Feb 8th, 2022	NR
Outdoor track	1500m	4:07.27	Stanford, US	April 22, 2023
	One Mile	4:27.41	Monaco	July 21, 2023	NR
	3000m	9:23.72	Estadio de Vallehermoso	September 5, 2020
	5000m	14:47.76	Hilmer Lodge Stadium	May 6, 2023	NR
	10,000 meters	34:10.63	Maia, Portugal	April 9, 2016
	3000m Steeplechase	10:21.93	Palencia, Spain	July 9, 2016	NR
Road	10k	32:05	Valencia, Spain	January 15, 2023
Road	Half Marathon	1:13:25	Caracas, Venezuela	March 19, 2023

Track and Field championship results

Taken from IAAF Profile^[5]

Year	Meet	Venue	Event	Place	Time
2016	Spanish Athletics Championships	Las Mestas Sports Complex Gijón, Spain	5000m	4th	16:13.80
2020	Spanish Athletics Championships	Estadio de Vallehermoso Madrid, Spain	5000m	OC	16:12.54
2021	Venezuelan Athletics Championships	Barinas, Venezuela	1500m	1st	4:12.92
	Venezuelan Athletics Championships	Barinas, Venezuela	5000m	1st	15:21.41
	South American Championships	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Guayaquil, Ecuador	1500m	1st	4:15.05
	South American Championships	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Guayaquil, Ecuador	5000m	3rd	15:48.24
2022	Ibero-American Championships	Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano Torrevieja, Spain		1st	16:08.83
	World Athletics Championships	Hayward Field Eugene, United States		H2 16th	15:46.75
	South American Games	Luque, Paraguay	1500m	4th	4:16.64
	South American Games	Luque, Paraguay	5000m	2nd	15:42.70
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1500m	1st	4:10.39 GR
			5000m	1st	15:10.60
			Half Marathon	1st	1:15:04
	World Athletics Championships	National Athletics Centre Budapest, Hungary	5000m	H2 10th	15:11.16
	Pan American Games	Julio Martínez National Stadium, Chile	5000m	1st	16:04.12

Triathlon championship results

Taken from World Triathlon Profile^[6]

Year	Race	Venue	Distance	Place	Time
2020	Spanish Triathlon National Championships	Pontevedra, Spain	Sprint	10th	1:03:22
2019	Triathlon West Asian Championships	Bahrain, Bahrain	Sprint	1st	1:05:28
2019	Spanish Triathlon National Championships	A Coruña, Spain	Olympic	6th	2:04:59
2018	ETU Triathlon European Cup	Valencia, Spain	Olympic	8th	2:01:54
2018	ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup	Gran Canaria, Spain	Sprint	19th	1:07:00
2017	ITU Triathlon World Cup	Huelva, Spain	Olympic	16th	2:07:08
2017	ETU Triathlon European Cup and Mediterranean Championships	Altafulla, Spain	Sprint	13th	1:07:16

Duathlon championship results

Taken from World Triathlon Profile^[6]

Year	Race	Venue	Distance	Place	Time
2022	World Games	Birmingham, USA	Standard	3rd	2:02:42
	World Triathlon Duathlon Championships	Târgu Mureș, Romania	Standard	1st	1:54:30
	Spanish Duathlon National Championships	Avilés, Spain	Sprint	1st	57:15
2021	World Triathlon Duathlon Championships	Avilés, Spain	Standard	1st	2:00:19
2020	ITU Triathlon World Cup	Valencia, Spain	Sprint	30th	1:03:56
	Spanish Duathlon National Championships	Soria, Spain	Sprint	4th	1:01:16
	ETU Duathlon European Championships	Punta Umbria, Spain	Sprint	3rd	1:00:01

Personal life[edit]

Brea's sister, Edymar Brea, is also a world class athlete. The two competed together in the 5000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Joselyn Brea goes out in search of a new duathlon crown". Líder. July 15, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Ramos, Diana (July 20, 2022). "Women leading the Venezuelan team in Oregon". World Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
^ Alayon Flores, Sairuby (May 7, 2023). "Joselyn Brea makes history in California". Lidar. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ "Faith Kipyegon CRUSHES Mile World Record – 4:07.64, First Woman Under 4:10!". LetsRun. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Joselyn Daniely BREA". World Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Joselyn Daniely Brea Abreu". World Triathlon. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[1] "Joselyn Brea goes out in search of a new duathlon crown". Líder. July 15, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

[:2-2] Ramos, Diana (July 20, 2022). "Women leading the Venezuelan team in Oregon". World Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

[3] Alayon Flores, Sairuby (May 7, 2023). "Joselyn Brea makes history in California". Lidar. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[4] "Faith Kipyegon CRUSHES Mile World Record – 4:07.64, First Woman Under 4:10!". LetsRun. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

[:0-5] "Joselyn Daniely BREA". World Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

[:1-6] "Joselyn Daniely Brea Abreu". World Triathlon. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

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v t e Pan American Champions in women's 3000 and 5000 metres
3000m	1979: Jan Merrill (USA) 1983: Joan Benoit (USA) 1987: Mary Knisely (USA) 1991: Sabrina Dornhoefer (USA)
5000m	1995: Adriana Fernández (MEX) 1999: Adriana Fernández (MEX) 2003: Adriana Fernández (MEX) 2007: Megan Metcalfe (CAN) 2011: Marisol Romero (MEX) 2015: Juliana Paula dos Santos (BRA) 2019: Laura Galván (MEX) 2023: Joselyn Brea (VEN)