Maria Tomé (born 28 June 2001) is a Portuguese triathlete. She competed at the
2024 Paris Olympics
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Early life
She was encouraged to start swimming as a child on medical advise due to a diagnosed heart murmur. She made her international competetive debut in triathlon in 2018. She studied physiotherapy at the Escola Superior de Saúde de Alcoitão in
Cascais
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Career
A member of the Valence Triathlon team in France and the Torres Novas Swimming Club in Portugal, she won silver at the U23 World Triathlon Championships in 2023.
She was selected to compete at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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in
Paris. She placed eleventh overall in the
women's individual race. This came after she was in 39th position after the swimming segment of the race. In the cycling section she performed the fastest of all competitors, including the race winner. She was also part of the Portuguese team for the
mixed relay race, in which they placed in fifth overall.
References
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2001 births
Living people
Portuguese female triathletes
Sportspeople from Lisbon
Olympic triathletes for Portugal
Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics