Gorete Borges Tavares Semedo (born 5 October 1996) is a

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete competing in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. In 2017, she competed in the women's 100 metres event at the

2017 World Championships in Athletics Seventeen or 17 may refer to: * 17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japane ...

held in London, United Kingdom. She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. In 2019, she represented São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. She competed in both the women's 100 metres and women's 200 metres events. In the 100 metres event she reached the semi-finals where she was disqualified after a false start and in the 200 metres event she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. In the same year, she also competed in the women's 100 metres event at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. She did not qualify to compete in the semi-finals.

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* Living people 1996 births Place of birth missing (living people) São Tomé and Príncipe female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for São Tomé and Príncipe African Games competitors for São Tomé and Príncipe Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games {{SãoToméPríncipe-athletics-bio-stub