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Vanessa Fernandes

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Vanessa de Sousa Fernandes GOIH ComM OM (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐˈnɛsɐ fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]; born 14 September 1985) is a Portuguese athlete who is a former triathlon European and world champion, and an Olympic medalist. In duathlon, she was also European and world champion. Fernandes won the European Triathlon Championships five consecutive years (5 elite and 3 under-23 titles), beginning in 2004, and on 1 September 2007, she became world champion for the first time, in Hamburg, Germany, managing to grab the only title (apart from the Olympic sceptre) missing from her career. She competes for S.L. Benfica since 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Vanessa Fernandes is the 4,532nd most popular athlete (down from 2,989th in 2024), the 582nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 492nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Portuguese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vanessa Fernandes ranks 4,532 out of 6,025. Before her are Luka Špik, Helen Morgan, Nicola Spirig, Ondřej Moravec, Chae Ji-hoon, and Silvia Manrique. After her are Neeraj Chopra, Barbara Kendall, Ryan Bailey, Avard Moncur, Giulia Quintavalle, and Liu Yuxiang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Vanessa Fernandes ranks 863. Before her are Pablo Barrientos, Natalie Morales, Fabiana Claudino, Shirvani Muradov, Tarmo Kink, and Jack Osbourne. After her are Mattia Pasini, Abdoul-Gafar Mamah, Duško Pijetlović, Bobô, Hendry Thomas, and Donia Samir Ghanem.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Vanessa Fernandes ranks 582 out of 633. Before her are Daniel Podence (1995), Tiago Djaló (2000), Edinho (1982), Luisinho (1985), Iolanda (1994), and Paulo Machado (1986). After her are Zeca (1988), Telma Monteiro (1985), Tiago Apolónia (1986), Tiago Machado (1985), Marc Weber (null), and Bruno Vale (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Portugal

Among athletes born in Portugal, Vanessa Fernandes ranks 18. Before her are Domingos Castro (1963), Rui Silva (1977), António Pinto (1966), Susana Feitor (1975), Patrícia Mamona (1988), and Inês Henriques (1980). After her are Telma Monteiro (1985), Marc Weber (null), Ana Dulce Félix (1982), David Morgan (null), Sara Moreira (1985), and Fernando Pimenta (1989).

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