Vera Barbosa

Vera Barbosa

Personal information
Born	(1989-01-13) January 13, 1989
Height
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400m Hurdles

Vera Barbosa (born 13 January 1989 in Vila Franca de Xira) is a Portuguese track and field athlete. She initially competed for Cape Verde, switching to represent Portugal after 2008. At the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the heats she set a new national record with 55.22 seconds.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cape Verde
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	42nd (h)	400 m	58.56
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	16th (h)	400 m	57.55
Representing Portugal
2009	Lusophony Games	Lisbon, Portugal	5th	400 m	54.89
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.90
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	17th (h)	400 m	54.84
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	7th	400 m	55.50
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.37
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	4th	400 m hurdles	55.81
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.28
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	24th (sf)	400 m hurdles	57.70
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.58
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.79
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	21st (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.27
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.33
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.41