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Naide Gomes

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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 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Naide Gomes is the 5,841st most popular athlete (down from 3,439th in 2024), the 19th most popular biography from São Tomé and Príncipe (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular São Toméan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Naide Gomes ranks 5,841 out of 6,025. Before her are Shiny Abraham, Mikael Backlund, Bárbara Arenhart, He Chong, Maro Joković, and Massimo Stano. After her are Rajmund Fodor, Raymond Stevens, Emmanuel Korir, Zakia Khudadadi, Zsófia Kovács, and Rafael Trujillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Naide Gomes ranks 1,329. Before her are Daniel Osorno, Nathan Wilmot, Christian Pfannberger, Yurisel Laborde, Stephen Kramer Glickman, and Takeshi Yamaguchi. After her are Clementine Ford, Ditte Kotzian, Larry Hughes, Nicole Fiorentino, Karina Bryant, and Artem Datsyshyn.

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In São Tomé and Príncipe

Among people born in São Tomé and Príncipe, Naide Gomes ranks 19 out of 17. Before her are Jorge Bom Jesus (1962), Joaquim Rafael Branco (1953), Gedson Fernandes (1999), Conceição Lima (1961), Jorge Fonseca (1992), and Fernando Pereira (1963). 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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