Bárbara Leôncio (born October 7, 1991) is a young Brazilian athlete, world champion in the 200 meters at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[1] In the same edition, Bárbara was placed fourth in the 100 meters.[2] In the following year, she placed 13th in the semifinals of the 100 meters at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[3]
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| Full name | Bárbara da Silva Leôncio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 1991 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Brazil
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| 2006 | South American Youth Championships | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 100 m | 11.82 s |
| 1st | 200 m | 24.26 s | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.20 s | |||
| 1st | 1000 m medley relay | 2:12.03 min | |||
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 200 m | 23.50 s |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (sf) | 100m | 11.76 (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.61 | |||
| South American Youth Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 100 m | 11.93 s | |
| 1st | 200 m | 24.03 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 1000 m medley relay | 2:12.47 | |||
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.97 s |
| World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 9th (sf) | 100m | 11.78 (wind: +1.6 m/s) | |
| 10th (sf) | 200m | 23.86 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |||
Notes
edit- ^ IAAF (July 15, 2007). "5th IAAF World Youth Championships - 200m Girls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ IAAF (July 12, 2007). "5th IAAF World Youth Championships - 100m Girls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ IAAF (July 8, 2008). "12th IAAF World Junior Championships - 100m Girls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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