Fernando Ferreira (athlete)

Fernando Carvalho Ferreira (born 13 December 1994 in Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the high jump.[3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships narrowly missing the final. He also won two medals at the South American Championships.

Fernando Ferreira
Personal information
Born (1994-12-13) December 13, 1994
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump

His personal bests are 2.30 metres outdoors (São Bernardo do Campo 2017) and 2.26 metres indoors (Nehvizdy 2020).

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Brazil
2013 South American Junior Championships Resistencia, Argentina 2nd 2.15 m
2014 South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st 2.24 m
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 2.22 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th 2.20 m
2016 South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 1st 2.20 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd 2.19 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 17th (q) 2.29 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 2.25 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 3rd 2.10 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 2.21 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4th 2.26 m
2020 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st 2.25 m

References
  1. "No salto em altura, Fernando Ferreira obtém índice para o Mundial de Londres" (in Portuguese). ISTOÉ. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. "2015 Pan Am Games bio". toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. Fernando Ferreira at World Athletics


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