Inês Henriques (born 1 May 1980) is a Portuguese race walker. Internationally, she has won bronze medals at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. She represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics and has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on eight occasions from 2001 to 2017.
 Henriques in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1980 Santarém, Portugal |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 20km Race Walk 50km Race Walk |
She won at the Chihuahua City meeting of the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge in March.[1]
In 2017, in London, she won the gold medal in the 50km walk event, held for the first time during the World Championships in Athletics.[2] With her time of 4:05:56, she also set the world record for the event.[3]
International competitions
editAwards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Golden Globes (Portugal) | Best Female Athlete | Won |
References
edit- ^ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2012-03-04). Sanchez and Henriques repeat, Zepeda completes Mexican party in Chihuahua. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-06.
- ^ "WOMEN'S 50KM RACE WALKING EVENT ADDED TO IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LONDON 2017 PROGRAMME". iaaf.org. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Portugal's Ines Henriques sets world record in women's 50-kilometer walk". espn.com. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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