Joana Sofia Barbosa Vasconcelos (born 22 February 1991) is a Portuguese

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who has competed since the 2010s. At club level, she represents Benfica.

Career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Vasconcelos started canoeing in Clube Náutico de Crestuma, where she won the ICF Canoe Kayak Sprint Junior World Championships in K-1 1000m class that took place in Moscow in 2009. The 18-year-old then moved to Benfica in 2010, and currently studies and practises at the Center for High Performance in Montemor-o-Velho. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 200 m event at the

2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships The 2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships was held on 22–24 June at Zagreb, Croatia. Medal table Medal overview Men Women References External links * {{Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe ...

in Zagreb. Vasconcelos qualified for London 2012 in K4 500, K2 500 and K2 200 in the

2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships was the thirty-ninth edition of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, that took place between 17 and 21 August 2011 in Szeged, Hungary. The Southern Hungarian city welcomed the world event for the ...

. In the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she ended 6th in Women's K-2 500 metres race along

Beatriz Gomes Beatriz Gomes (born 31 December 1979) is a Portuguese sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who has competed since the late first decade of the 21st century. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Ch ...

and also 6th in the Women's K-4 500 metres along with Teresa Portela,

Helena Rodrigues Helena Rodrigues (born 2 December 1984) is a Portuguese sprint canoer. Career Rodrigues has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. Rodrigu ...

and Beatriz Gomes.

References

External links

Canoe09.ca profile

1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Portugal Portuguese female canoeists S.L. Benfica (canoeing) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Portugal Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing European Games competitors for Portugal Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Canoeists at the 2019 European Games 21st-century Portuguese women Canoeists at the 2023 European Games {{Portugal-canoe-bio-stub