Joana Ribeiro Costa (born 15 May 1981) is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. Her personal best jump is 4.50 metres from 2016. She represented her country at the 2007 World Championships failing to progress past the qualifying round. She also represented Brasil at the 2016 Olympic Games. She was born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

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* 1981 births Living people Brazilian female pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes from São Paulo Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil Pan American Games athletes for Brazil 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub