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Jéssica Augusto 
Augusto after winning bronze at the 2010 European ChampionshipPersonal information Nationality 
PortugalBorn November 8, 1981
FranceSport Country Portugal Sport Running Medal recordWomen's athletics Competitor for PortugalEuropean Championships Bronze 2010 Barcelona 10,000 m Universiade Gold 2007 Bangkok 5000 m European Cross Country Championships Gold 2008 Brussels Team Silver 2008 Brussels Individual Gold 2009 Dublin Team Gold 2010 Albufeira Team Gold 2010 Albufeira Individual Jéssica Augusto (born 8 November 1981 in France) is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events.
Augusto has enjoyed much success at the European Cross Country Championships. She won the event in 2010, was the runner-up in 2008, and shared in the team gold on three occasions. She was the first European-born runner to finish at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, although she was 21st overall. She has represented Portugal in three World Championships in Athletics and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
She has won medals on the track at minor championships, including golds at the 2007 Summer Universiade and 2009 Lusophony Games. In road running, her greatest achievement is a win at the 2009 Great North Run, where she set a half marathon best of 1:09:08. She has also won at the Cursa Bombers, and finished second at both the São Silvestre de Lisboa and Great South Run.
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Career
Starting out in cross country running, she took gold in the junior race at the 2000 European Cross Country Championships. Her first appearance on the world stage on the track came in the 5000 metres at the 2005 World Championships, but she finished last in her heat. She enjoyed success at the Ibero American Championships however, taking gold in the 3000 m in 2004 and 2006.[1] She led the Portuguese women to the team gold at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships. Competing at the Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade, Augusto set Universiade record on the way to winning the 5000 metres.
She was the 2008 Portuguese cross country champion and went on to take the silver medal at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships. She began to apply herself to the steeplechase and set the Portuguese record in 2008. She competed in two disciplines at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (5000 m and steeplechase) but failed to reach the final of either event.
In the following season, a fourth place finish at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships meant she missed out on an individual medal, although she again headed Portugal to the women's team gold. She became the 1500 m champion of the 2009 Lusophony Games in July. Competing at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, she reached the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase and finished 11th overall. Augusto won the Great North Run in 2009, recording a time of 1:09:08 for the half marathon race. She fended off compatriots Inês Monteiro and Anália Rosa to win the 2009 Oeiras International Cross Country meeting.[2]
She ran in the 3000 m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and she finished in eighth place in the final. She was 21st at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but despite this she was the first European-born runner to cross the line. After a win at the Cursa Bombers in a 10 km personal best of 32:08, she stated that she was looking to attempt longer distance races, including the 10,000 metres on the track.[3][4] She improved her 10K best further to 31:47 minutes with a runner-up performance at the Great Manchester Run.[5] At the 2010 Ibero-American Championships, she won the bronze medal in the 1500 m but she was dissatisfied with the performance, despite running a personal best of 4:08.32. Augusto entered the 3000 m where she promptly ran a championship record of 8:46.59, the fastest run by a European at that point in the year.[6] She ran a Portuguese record of 9:18:54 in the 3000 m steeplechase later that month, finishing behind Marta Domínguez at the Gran Premio de Andalucía.[7]
She recorded a personal best in the 5000 metres at the Meeting Areva Diamond League competition, knocking over 20 seconds off her previous time with a run of 14:37.07 for fifth place.[8] At the 2010 European Athletics Championships she was some distance behind Elvan Abeylegesse in the 10,000 m, who completed a solo run to victory, but she was still the clear bronze medallist – her first podium finish on the track at continental level.[9] She represented Europe over 5000 m at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup but only managed seventh place. Her end of year focus was the 2010 European Cross Country Championships held on home soil in Albufeira. She led the race from virtually start to finish and openly celebrated to the home crowd in the final straight, such was the size of her lead. Her win also brought the Portuguese women the team gold for the third year running.[10] She ended the year with a win at the San Silvestre Vallecana 10K race in Madrid, where she again completed a gun-to-tape victory.[11]
She took on Anna Incerti at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon in February 2011, but was beaten by the Italian's pace and had to settle for second.[12] She made her debut over the marathon distance in April at the 2011 London Marathon and she recorded a time of 2:24:33 hours for eighth position.[13] She was second behind her fellow Portuguese and friend Ana Dulce Félix at the Austrian Women's Run after beginning the race with an excessive pace.[14]
Achievements
Jéssica Augusto at the 2010 Golden Spike Ostrava
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 8th 3000 m 2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 3000 m 2007 World Cross Country Championships Mombasa, Kenya 15th Senior race World Student Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 5000 m Games record World Championships Osaka, Japan 15th 5000 m World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th 3000 m 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 8th 3000 m Summer Olympics Beijing, China 26th (heats) 5000 m 20th (heats) 3000 m st. European Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 2nd Individual 1st Team 2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 1st 1500 m World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th 3000 m st. European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 4th Senior race Individual 1st Senior race Team 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 3000 m World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 21st Senior race Individual 5th Senior race Team Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 3rd 1500 m 4:08.32 1st 3000 m 8:46.59 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 10,000 m 31:25.77 4th 5000 m 14:58.47 European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 1st Senior race Personal bests
- 800 metres - 1:59.59 min (2001), indoor - 1:59.97 min (2002)
- 1000 metres - 2:49.5 min (2001)
- 1500 metres - 4:04.10 min (2009), indoor - 4:02.89 min (2009)
- Mile run - 4:32.15 min (1999), indoor - 4:27.48 min (2009)
- 3000 metres - 8:31.53 min (2007)
- 3000 metres steeplechase - 9:18:54 min NR (2010)
- 5000 metres - 14:37.07 min (2010)
- 10,000 metres - 31:19.15 min (2010)
- Half marathon - 1:08:49 hrs (2009)
- Marathon - 2:24:33 hrs (2011)
References
- ^ Ibero American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-20.
- ^ Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-11-21).Gebremariam and Augusto the victors in Oeiras. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2010-04-19). Menjo blazes 27:04 10Km in Barcelona. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-23.
- ^ Portugal's Augusto confirms she's now a 10000m runner. European Athletics (2010-04-21). Retrieved on 2010-04-23.
- ^ Martin, David (2010-05-16).Gebrselassie and Kidane score Ethiopian sweep in Manchester 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
- ^ Augusto runs 8:46.56 at Ibero-American Champs . European Athletics (2010-06-07). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ^ Valinete, Emeterio (2010-06-10). 3000m World lead for Nuria Fernández in Huelva. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.
- ^ Preview - Women’s long distances: Abeylegesse aiming for the 5000m and 10000m double. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- ^ Abeylegesse joins the greats in Barcelona. European Athletics (2010-07-28). Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- ^ SENIOR WOMEN'S FINAL: Portugal’s Augusto dominates to take gold. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-01-01). Fulfilling favourite roles, Tadese and Augusto prevail in Madrid. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-01.
- ^ Viola, Elena (2011-02-27). Beyu and Incerti win at Roma Ostia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.
- ^ Brown, Matthew (2011-04-17). Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.
- ^ Ana Dulce Félix beats course record at Austrian Women's Run . European Athletics (2011-05-22). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
External links
- Official website
- IAAF profile for Jéssica Augusto
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 3000 and 5000 m 1975 – 1993: 3.000 metres • 1995 – present: 5.000 metres 1975: Natalia Andrei (ROM) • 1977 – 1979: Not Held • 1981: Breda Pergar (YUG) • 1983: Maria Radu (ROM) • 1985: Cathy Branta (USA) • 1987 – 1989: Paula Ivan (ROM) • 1991: Iulia Besliu (ROM) • 1993: Clare Eichner (USA) • 1995: Gabriela Szabo (ROM) • 1997: Nnenna Lynch (USA) • 1999: Rie Ueno (JPN) • 2001: Dong Yanmei (CHN) • 2003: Eloise Poppett (AUS) • 2005: Kimberley Smith (NZL) • 2007: Jéssica Augusto (POR) • 2009: Sara Moreira (POR) • 2011: Binnaz Uslu (TUR)
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Female middle distance runners
- Female long-distance runners
- Portuguese long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Portugal
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