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Naíde Gomes
Enezenaide "Naide" do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes (born 20 November 1979) is a São Toméan-born Portuguese retired track and field athlete who competed in Track and field#Jumping, jumping, Track and field#Throwing, throwing, hurdling, and Combined track and field events, combined events. She is the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2004 World Indoor Champion in the pentathlon and the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2008 World Indoor Champion in the long jump. She has held the List of Santomean records in athletics, São Toméan record in nine disciplines (holding three ) and the List of Portuguese records in athletics, Portuguese record in five disciplines (holding three ). She improved the Portuguese record in women's long jump 14 times, raising it from 6.56 metres to 7.12 metres. Gomes moved from São Tomé and Príncipe to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon when she was 11. When she was 17, she joined Portuguese sports club Sporting CP and applied for Portuguese cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Prince Henry
The Order of Prince Henry () is a Portuguese order of knighthood created on 2 June 1960, to commemorate the quincentenary of the death of the Portuguese ''infante'' Prince Henry the Navigator, one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery. Minor reforms of the constitution of the Order occurred in 1962 and 1980. It is a five-tier order, whose titles are awarded for relevant services to Portugal and for services in the expansion of the Culture of Portugal, Portuguese culture, its History of Portugal, history and its values (with a particular focus on its maritime history). The number of members in each grade is restricted by its constitution, and titles are conferred by special decree by the Grand Master of the Order, i.e., the President of Portugal. Grades The order includes several classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are: * Grand Collar ( – GColIH) * Grand Cross ( – GCIH) * Grand Officer ( – GOIH) * Commander ( – ComIH) * Officer ( – OIH) * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
