Jaqueline Mourão

Jaqueline Mourão (born 27 December 1975) is a Brazilian cyclist, biathlete and cross country skier. Born and raised in the mountainous city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, she only began cross-country skiing at the age of 29 and competed in a XC-Ski race for the first time in December 2005. Participating in 4 Winter Olympics at Torino (XC-Ski), Vancouver (XC-Ski), Sochi (XC-Ski & Biathlon) and PyeongChang (XC-Ski), as well as in 2 Summer Olympics in Athens (MTB) and Beijing (MTB). At her 5th Olympic Games, she competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in both Country Skiing and Biathlon, and carried the Brazilian flag during the Opening Ceremony.

Jaqueline Mourão
Personal information
Born (1975-12-27) 27 December 1975
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight120 lb (54 kg)
Spouse(s)Guido Visser
Websitewww.JaqueMourao.com
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportBiathlon, cross-country skiing, cycling
Coached byGuido Visser
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018

After only 10 years of XC-Ski racing, she has been able to be competitive in North America while obtaining 3 podiums in NorAm Cups in the last 2 years.

Her next objective is to qualify and represent Brazil for her 7th Olympic Games in Beijing 2022.

References

  • Jaqueline Mourao at the International Ski Federation
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaqueline Mourão". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.
  • Jaqueline Mourão at Cycling Archives


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