Nédia Semedo
Nédia Semedo (born 14 November 1978 in Faro,[1] in the Algarve region[2]) is a retired Portuguese athlete who competed in the middle-distance events.[3] She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics narrowly missing the semifinals. Her biggest successes are the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade and the sixth place at the 2002 European Championships.
Competition record[edit]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | 800 m | 2:05.98 |
1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 800 m | 2:04.81 |
2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 2nd | 800 m | 2:01.64 |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 12th (h) | 1500 m | 4:18.93 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | 800 m | 2:00.54 | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | – | 800 m | DNF |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | 800 m | 2:02.61 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 19th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.61 | |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 4th (sf) | 800 m | 2:04.35 |
Personal bests[edit]
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 54.87 (Seia 2003)
- 800 metres – 2:00.49 (Lisbon 2004)
- 1000 metres – 2:40.11 (Lisbon 2004)
- 1500 metres – 4:09.46 (Funchal 2001)
- One mile – 4:36.78 (Lisbon 1999)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 54.78 (Espinho 2005)
- 800 metres – 2:01.11 (Espinho 2003)
- 1000 metres – 2:41.55 (Madrid 2005)
- 1500 metres – 4:13.58 (Espinho 2003)
References[edit]
- ^ "14 de Novembro: Aniversário de Nédia Semedo/Rainha nos 800 m entre 2001 e 2004". Revista Atletismo (in European Portuguese). 14 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Sports-References profile
- ^ Nédia Semedo at World Athletics
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Portugal
- Portuguese female middle-distance runners
- Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Portugal
- Sportspeople from Faro, Portugal
- Portuguese athletics biography stubs