Olímpia Barbosa (born 28 February 1995) is a Portuguese athlete who specialises in 100 metres hurdles. She is an Ibero-American silver medalist, national champion, and national indoor champion. She is a firefighter by profession.
Early life Olímpia Barbosa was born on 28 February 1995 in São Tomé, the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe. She moved to Portugal with her family when she was two years old.
Career Barbosa acquired Portuguese nationality in November 2014. At the club level, she was a member of União Atlético Povoense (2010–2011) and Grupo Recreativo Quinta da Lomba (early 2012) before joining Sporting CP in late 2012. , she is a nine-time national champion and six-time national indoor champion.
Representing Portugal at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Barbosa won silver in the 4 × 100 meters relay event, with teammates Lorène Bazolo, Patrícia Rodrigues, and Rosalina Santos.
Outside of sports, Barbosa is a firefighter for the Lisbon Fire Brigade Regiment.
Personal bests
Individual events +Personal best times for individual eventsEventLocationDateNotes60 metres7.44 Lisbon, Portugal16 January 2021100 metres11.75Pompal, Portugal27 June 2015(Wind: +1.5 m/s)200 metres25.28Fátima, Portugal7 July 2013(Wind: +0.9 m/s)200 metres short track25.82 Pompal, Portugal22 January 201260 metres hurdles8.16 Pombal, Portugal19 February 2023100 metres hurdles13.27Montgeron, France15 May 2022(Wind: −1.1 m/s)
Team events +Personal best times for team eventsEventLocationDateNotes4 × 100 metres relay44.82La Nucia, Spain21 May 2022Teamed with Patrícia Rodrigues, Rosalina Santos, and Lorène Bazolo. Barbosa ran the third leg."Resultados Finales" (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, 2022. Archived from the original 11 July 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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