VANESSA FERNANDES!
2001
- 18th – European Championships (Carlsbad, Czech Republic) – junior
- 2nd – European Duathlon Championships (Mafra, Portugal) – junior (team)
[edit] 2002
- World Cup:
- 4th – World Championships (Cancún, Mexico) – junior
- 3rd – European Championships (Gyor, Hungary) – junior
- 3rd – European Duathlon Championships (Zeitz, Germany) – junior
[edit] 2003
- World Cup:
- 10th (Ishigaki, Japan)
- 9th (St. Anthonys, United States)
- 1st (Madrid, Spain)
- 9th (Funchal, Portugal)
- 1st (Cancún, Mexico)
- 3rd (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- 1st – Estoril International Triathlon (Estoril, Portugal)
- 2nd – Praia da Vitória International Triathlon (Praia da Vitória, Portugal)
- 5th – World Summer Games (Santos, Brazil)
- European Championships (Carlsbad, Czech Republic):
- 1st – junior
- 2nd – junior (team)
- 3rd – World Championships (Queenstown, New Zealand) – junior
- 1st – World Duathlon Championships (Affoltern, Switzerland) – junior
[edit] 2004
- 1st – Portugal National Championships
- World Cup:
- 1st (Madrid, Spain)
- 1st (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- 5th – World Championships (Funchal, Portugal)
- 8th – Olympic Games (Athens, Greece)
- 1st – European Under-23 Championships (Tiszaujvaros, Hungary)
- 1st – European Championships (Valencia, Spain)
[edit] 2005
- 1st – European Under-23 Championships (Sofia, Bulgaria)
- 1st – European Championships (Lausanne, Switzerland)
- 4th – World Championships (Gamagori, Japan)
- World Cup:
- 1st (Madrid, Spain)
- 1st (Mazatlan, Mexico)
- 1st (Beijing, China)
- 1st (New Plymouth, New Zealand)
[edit] 2006
- World Cup:
- 3rd – Portugal Cross-Country Championships (Guimarães)
- 1st – Portugal Triathlon Cup (Quarteira)
- 1st – European Cup (Estoril, Portugal)
- 1st – European Championships (Autun, France)
- 1st – European Under-23 Championships (Rijeka, Croatia)
- 5th – Life Time Fitness Triathlon (Minneapolis, United States)
- 2nd – World Championships (Lausanne, Switzerland)
- 1st – European Duathlon Championships (Rimini, Italy)
- 6th – Corrida do Tejo (Lisbon, Portugal)
[edit] 2007
- World Cup:
- 1st – World Duathlon Championships (Gyor, Hungary)
- 1st – European Championships (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- 1st – World Championships (Hamburg, Germany)
- 1st – Life Time Fitness Triathlon (Minneapolis, United States)
[edit] 2008
- World Cup:
- 2nd (Mooloolaba, Australia)
- 1st (Madrid, Spain)
- 1st – European Championships (Lisbon, Portugal)
- 10th – World Championships (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
We know that that 10th place in the Vancouver World Championships and the fact that all Portuguese athletes are having bad results at Beijing , are making Vanessa very upset and that at this moment she is having a hard time believing in her chances of winning a medal, the only one she doesn’t have! An Olympic medal!
That’s ok.
We are so proud of this little woman !
Do your best ,for yourself, with the same joy and simplicity you always offer us!
GOOD LUCK FOR TOMORROW VANESSA!