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Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia

Esmeralda Garcia
Personal information
Full nameEsmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami
Born (1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 (age 65)
Sete Lagoas, Brazil
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Updated on 7 May 2013

Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami (born February 16, 1959) is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the (non-ratified) world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986, in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.

Representing the Florida State Seminoles track and field team, de Jesus Garcia won the 1985 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.[1][2]

International competitions

Representing  Brazil
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1974 South American Junior Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 100 m 11.8 s
5th 200 m 25.3 s
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 47.9 s
1975 South American Youth Championships Quito, Ecuador 1st 100 m 11.7 s
3rd 200 m 24.5 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 48.1 s
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 28th (qf) 100 m 11.77 s
South American Junior Championships Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st 100 m 11.58 s
1st 200 m 24.52 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.66 s
3rd Long jump 5.68 m
1979 South American Championships Bucaramanga, Colombia 3rd 100 m 11.8 s
3rd 200 m 24.1 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.1 s
1983 Universiade Edmonton, Canada 10th (sf) 100 m 11.65 s
12th Long jump 5.87 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (qf) 100 m 11.64 s
17th (q) Long jump 6.15 m
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 100 m 11.31 s
6th Long jump 6.18 m
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 100m 11.67 s
4th Long jump 5.97 m
South American Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 1st 100 m 11.6 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.4 s
1st Long jump 6.12 2
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 18th (qf) 100 m 11.82 s
19th (q) Long jump 6.01 m

Personal bests

Outdoor[3]

References


Records
Preceded by Women's Triple Jump World Record Holder
Not officially ratified by the IAAF

1986-06-05 – 1987-05-02
Succeeded by