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Naide Gomes

1979 - Today

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Enezenaide "Naide" do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes (born 20 November 1979) is a São Toméan-born Portuguese retired track and field athlete who competed in jumping, throwing, hurdling, and combined events. She is the 2004 World Indoor Champion in the pentathlon and the 2008 World Indoor Champion in the long jump. She has held the São Toméan record in nine disciplines (holding three as of 2022) and the Portuguese record in five disciplines (holding three as of 2025). She improved the Portuguese record in women's long jump 14 times, raising it from 6.56 metres to 7.12 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Naide Gomes is the 5,120th most popular athlete (down from 3,485th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from São Tomé and Príncipe (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Naide Gomes ranks 5,120 out of 6,025. Before her are Yurisel Laborde, Mikael Backlund, Bárbara Arenhart, He Chong, Maro Joković, and Massimo Stano. After her are Rajmund Fodor, Raymond Stevens, Emmanuel Korir, Zsófia Kovács, Rafael Trujillo, and Christoph Harting.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Naide Gomes ranks 1,189. Before her are Wyatt Allen, Teruaki Kobayashi, Manabu Wakabayashi, Nathan Wilmot, Yurisel Laborde, and Takeshi Yamaguchi. After her are Larry Hughes, Nicole Fiorentino, Karina Bryant, Laphonza Butler, Andrew-Lee Potts, and Nonato.

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In São Tomé and Príncipe

Among people born in São Tomé and Príncipe, Naide Gomes ranks 17 out of 17. Before her are Carlos Graça (1931), Maria das Neves (1958), Jorge Bom Jesus (1962), Joaquim Rafael Branco (1953), Gedson Fernandes (1999), and Jorge Fonseca (1992). After her are Laura Traets (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In São Tomé and Príncipe

Among athletes born in São Tomé and Príncipe, Naide Gomes ranks 1. After her are Laura Traets (1998).

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