Diogo Ferreira (athlete)
Diogo Miguel Pacheco Ferreira (born 30 July 1990 in Queluz) is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the pole vault.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. In addition, he represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without clearing any height.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo Miguel Pacheco Ferreira[1] |
| Born | 30 July 1990 Queluz, Portugal |
| Education | Universidade Lusófona[2] |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Pole vault |
| Club | Benfica |
| Coached by | Pedro Pinto |
His personal bests in the event are 5.71 metres outdoors (Lisbon 2017) and 5.60 metres indoors (Potsdam 2015)[5] The former is the current national record.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Portugal | |||||
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 15th (q) | 4.70 m | |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 7th | 5.05 m | |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 16th (q) | 4.95 m | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 11th (q) | 5.50 m1 | |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 18th (q) | 5.25 m | |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 11th (q) | 5.20 m1 | ||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 19th (q) | 5.35 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | NM | |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 5.55 m | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 25th (q) | 5.36 m | |
1No mark in the final
References
- "Diogo Ferreira | Estatísticas do Atletismo Português, por Manuel Arons de Carvalho". atletismo-estatistica.pt. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Athletics) Athlete Profile : FERREIRA Diogo". data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "European Athletics - Athlete: Diogo Ferreira". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- Diogo Ferreira at World Athletics
- "Profile of Diogo FERREIRA". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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