Alessandra Nobre Resende (born March 5, 1975) is a Brazilian javelin thrower. She is a two-time Ibero-American and a four-time South American champion for her category. Resende, however, narrowly missed out of the medal podium, when she placed fifth in the final at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, with a best throw of 57.95 metres.
At age thirty-three, Resende made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's javelin throw. She threw the javelin into the field at 56.53 metres, finishing twenty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.
Competition record Representing 1994South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1stJavelin throw52.52 mOld model javelin1995South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil4thJavelin throw49.40 m1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia8thJavelin throw47.08 m1997South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina4thJavelin throw50.54 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy10thJavelin throw51.64 m1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal5thJavelin throw45.99 m1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia4thJavelin throw54.34 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil5thJavelin throw51.22 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2ndJavelin throw50.83 m2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala5thJavelin throw51.86 m2003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela2ndJavelin throw57.01 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain4thJavelin throw55.23 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1stJavelin throw56.06 m2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico1stJavelin throw55.12 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia1stJavelin throw58.11 m2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stJavelin throw57.75 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil5thJavelin throw57.95 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan22nd (q)Javelin throw56.42 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile1stJavelin throw56.59 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China27th (q)Javelin throw56.53 m2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stJavelin throw56.36 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina3rdJavelin throw54.61 m
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External links
Profile – UOL Esporte NBC Olympics Profile