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'''Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes''' {{post-nominals|OIH}} (born 20 November 1979) is a Portuguese retired athlete. Born in [[São Tomé and Príncipe]], she moved to [[Lisbon]] when she was 11 and began formally practicing [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] when she was 13. She initially competed at international events as a representative of São Tomé and Príncipe before becoming a naturalised citizen of Portugal in 2001. Prior to changing her nationality, she set a [[List of Santomean records in athletics|São Toméan national record]] in every type of event she competed in at the international level, including [[100 metres hurdles]], [[long jump]], [[high jump]], [[triple jump]], [[shot put]], [[javelin throw]], [[pentathlon]], and [[heptathlon]]. At the club level, she represented [[Sporting CP]].
'''Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes''' {{post-nominals|OIH}} (born 20 November 1979) is a Portuguese retired athlete who competed primarily in [[long jump]]. Born in [[São Tomé and Príncipe]], she moved to [[Lisbon]] when she was 11 and began formally practising [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] when she was 13. She initially competed at international events as a representative of São Tomé and Príncipe before becoming a naturalised citizen of Portugal in 2001. Prior to changing her nationality, she set a [[List of Santomean records in athletics|São Toméan national record]] in every type of event she competed in at the international level, including women's [[100 metres hurdles]], long jump, [[high jump]], [[triple jump]], [[shot put]], [[javelin throw]], [[pentathlon]], and [[heptathlon]]. She also holds the [[List of Portuguese records in athletics|Portuguese national records]] in women's long jump (both outdoor and indoor), high jump, pentathlon, and heptathlon. At the club level, she represented [[Sporting CP]] and was coached by Abreu Matos.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes was born on 20 November 1979 in [[São Tomé and Príncipe]].<ref name="WA profile">{{cite web |title=Naide GOMES |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14294914 |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="WA special">{{cite magazine |title=Naide Gomes: Portugal's Special One |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/naide-gomes-portugals-special-one |access-date=24 October 2024 |magazine=IAAF Magazine |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |issue=1 |date=1 June 2007}}</ref> She grew up in the capital [[São Tomé]] with her family, which she later described as having been, during her childhood, "[not] wealthy{{nbsp}}... but never lack[ing] anything either."<ref name="WA special"/> When Gomes was five, her mother moved to [[Lisbon]], Portugal, due to health problems. She consequently lived with her grandmother for a few years before joining her mother in Lisbon when she was 11.<ref name="WA special"/> She adapted well to life in Lisbon, as her family already spoke Portuguese natively, and her grandfather was from Portugal.<ref name="WA special"/> She later said that she "had quite a good education in São Tomé", which was "quite strict" in comparison to her education in Lisbon.<ref name="WA special"/>
Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes was born on 20 November 1979 in [[São Tomé and Príncipe]].<ref name="WA profile">{{cite web |title=Naide GOMES |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/por/naide-gomes-14294914 |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="WA special">{{cite magazine |title=Naide Gomes: Portugal's Special One |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/naide-gomes-portugals-special-one |access-date=24 October 2024 |magazine=IAAF Magazine |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |issue=1 |date=1 June 2007}}</ref> She grew up in the capital [[São Tomé]] with her family, which she later described as having been, during her childhood, "[not] wealthy{{nbsp}}... but never lack[ing] anything either."<ref name="WA special"/> When Gomes was five, her mother moved to [[Lisbon]], Portugal, due to health problems. She consequently lived with her grandmother for a few years before joining her mother in Lisbon when she was 11.<ref name="WA special"/> She adapted well to life in Lisbon, as her family already spoke Portuguese natively, and her grandfather was from Portugal.<ref name="WA special"/> She later said that she "had quite a good education in São Tomé", which was "quite strict" in comparison to her education in Lisbon.<ref name="WA special"/>


Gomes began formally practicing athletics at the age of 13 but quickly stopped, believing her training to be interfering with her studies. However, about a year later, while living in the parish of [[Fernão Ferro]], across the [[Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve|Tagus Estuary]] from Lisbon, a [[physical education]] teacher convinced Gomes of her talent and encouraged her to resume training.<ref name="WA special"/> When she was 17, she joined [[Sporting CP]] and met Abreu Matos, who would become her longtime coach. According to Gomes, by that time she "was among the best heptathletes and high jumpers in Portugal", and had begun to seriously consider becoming a [[Portuguese nationality law|Portuguese citizen]].<ref name="WA special"/>
Gomes began formally practising athletics at the age of 13 but quickly stopped, believing her training to be interfering with her studies. However, about a year later, while living in the parish of [[Fernão Ferro]], across the [[Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve|Tagus Estuary]] from Lisbon, a [[physical education]] teacher convinced Gomes of her talent and encouraged her to resume training.<ref name="WA special"/> When she was 17, she joined [[Sporting CP]] and met Abreu Matos, who would become her longtime coach. According to Gomes, by that time she "was among the best heptathletes and high jumpers in Portugal", and had begun to seriously consider becoming a [[Portuguese nationality law|Portuguese citizen]].<ref name="WA special"/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Gomes began competing internationally as a representative of her birth country São Tomé and Príncipe. Her first competition was the [[1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics]], in which she placed sixth in the high jump event with a distance of 1.75 metres.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mansilla |first=Ignacio |title=El Atletismo Iberoamericano |trans-title=Ibero-American Athletics |publisher=[[Royal Spanish Athletics Federation]] |year=2010 |url=http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123081158/http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-11-23 |page=158 |language=es}}</ref> At the [[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|1999 All-Africa Games]] in [[Johannesburg]], she finished fifth in the [[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Women's heptathlon|women's heptathlon event]] with a score of 4974 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women Heptathlon Athletics VII All Africa Games Johannesbourg (RSA) 1999 |url=http://todor66.com/Africa_Games/1999/Athletics/Women_Heptathlon.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417112838/http://todor66.com/Africa_Games/1999/Athletics/Women_Heptathlon.html |archive-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> She improved her standing at the [[2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|2000 Ibero-American Championships]], placing [[2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results|second in the women's heptathlon event]] with a score of 5463 points.{{sfn|Mansilla|2010|p=169}} Gomes made her [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] debut at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], and was given the honour of being [[List of flag bearers for São Tomé and Príncipe at the Olympics|São Tomé and Príncipe's flag bearer]] in the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sao Tome and Principe |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/STP/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092352/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/STP/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> She competed in the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles|women's 100 metres hurdles event]] and was assigned to lane seven of heat six for the first round. She finished last in her heat at eighth place, with a time of 14.43 seconds, and was eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Hurdles |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-100-metres-hurdles.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173128/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-100-metres-hurdles.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> During her time representing São Tomé and Príncipe, Gomes set national records in [[100 metres hurdles]], [[long jump]], [[high jump]], [[triple jump]], [[shot put]], [[javelin throw]], [[pentathlon]], and [[heptathlon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sao Tome et Principe |trans-title=São Tomé and Príncipe |url=http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/recsaotome.txt |website=Athlerecords.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608102549/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/recsaotome.txt |archive-date=8 June 2007 |language=fr}}</ref>
Gomes began competing internationally as a representative of her birth country São Tomé and Príncipe. Her first competition was the [[1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics]], held in Lisbon from 17 to 19 July, in which she placed sixth in the high jump event with a distance of 1.75 metres.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mansilla |first=Ignacio |title=El Atletismo Iberoamericano |trans-title=Ibero-American Athletics |publisher=[[Royal Spanish Athletics Federation]] |year=2010 |url=http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123081158/http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf |archive-date=23 November 2011 |page=158 |language=es}}</ref> At the [[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|1999 All-Africa Games]] in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa, she finished fifth in the [[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Women's heptathlon|women's heptathlon event]] with a score of 4974 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women Heptathlon Athletics VII All Africa Games Johannesbourg (RSA) 1999 |url=http://todor66.com/Africa_Games/1999/Athletics/Women_Heptathlon.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417112838/http://todor66.com/Africa_Games/1999/Athletics/Women_Heptathlon.html |archive-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> She improved her standing at the [[2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|2000 Ibero-American Championships]], winning her first silver medal in [[2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results|the women's heptathlon event]] with a score of 5463 points.{{sfn|Mansilla|2010|p=169}} Gomes made her [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] debut at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], Australia, and was given the honour of being [[List of flag bearers for São Tomé and Príncipe at the Olympics|São Tomé and Príncipe's flag bearer]] in the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sao Tome and Principe |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/STP/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092352/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/STP/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> She competed in the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles|women's 100 metres hurdles event]] and was assigned to lane seven of heat six for the first round. She finished last in her heat at eighth place, with a time of 14.43 seconds, and was eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Hurdles |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-100-metres-hurdles.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173128/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-100-metres-hurdles.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>


After a lengthy [[naturalisation]] process, Gomes was granted Portuguese citizenship by the [[Ministry of Internal Administration (Portugal)|Ministry of Internal Administration]] on 4 May 2001.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras |trans-title=Foreigners and Borders Service |magazine=[[Diário da República]] |publisher=[[Government of Portugal]] |location=[[Lisbon]] |volume=II |issue=118 |page=8600 |url=http://dre.pt/pdfgratis2s/2001/05/2S118A0000S00.pdf |date=22 May 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165621/http://dre.pt/pdfgratis2s/2001/05/2S118A0000S00.pdf |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> She made her international debut as a Portuguese athlete at the [[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Vienna]]. She finished second in the [[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon|women's pentathlon event]] with a score of 4759 points.<ref name="Maik-Richter">{{cite web |title=Die Leichtathletik-Statistik-Seite |trans-title=The Athletics Statistics Page |url=http://www.maik-richter.de/ |website=Maik-Richter.de |access-date=24 October 2024 |language=de}}</ref>
After a lengthy [[naturalisation]] process, Gomes was granted Portuguese citizenship by the [[Ministry of Internal Administration (Portugal)|Ministry of Internal Administration]] on 4 May 2001.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras |trans-title=Foreigners and Borders Service |magazine=[[Diário da República]] |publisher=[[Government of Portugal]] |location=[[Lisbon]] |volume=II |issue=118 |page=8600 |url=http://dre.pt/pdfgratis2s/2001/05/2S118A0000S00.pdf |date=22 May 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165621/http://dre.pt/pdfgratis2s/2001/05/2S118A0000S00.pdf |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> She made her international debut as a Portuguese athlete the following year, at the [[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Vienna]], Austria. She won silver in the [[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon|women's pentathlon event]] with a score of 4759 points.<ref name="Maik-Richter">{{cite web |title=Die Leichtathletik-Statistik-Seite |trans-title=The Athletics Statistics Page |url=http://www.maik-richter.de/ |website=Maik-Richter.de |access-date=24 October 2024 |language=de}}</ref> At the [[2002 European Athletics Championships]], she competed in the [[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump|women's long jump]] and [[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon|heptathlon events]]. She placed tenth in the long jump event with a best distance of 6.23 metres, and eighteenth in the heptathlon with a score of 5142 points. She was unable to complete the 800 metre race in the heptathlon event.<ref>{{cite web |title=18º Campeonato de Europa – Munich (GER) – 6 / 11 Agosto 2002 |trans-title=18th European Championship – Munich (GER) – 6/11 August 2002 |url=http://www.rfea.es/competi/result2002/munich2002/resultados.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929144000/http://www.rfea.es/competi/result2002/munich2002/resultados.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2011 |language=pt-PT}}</ref>


Gomes participated in three international competitions in 2003. She competed in [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|that year's IAAF World Indoor Championships]] in [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom, in [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon|the women's pentathlon event]] on 14 March. She placed fifth with 4476 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships: Women's Pentathlon Results |url=http://www.iaaf.org/history/WIC/season=2003/eventCode=2959/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=PEN/combCode=PEN/timetable.html }}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref> At the [[2003 Hypo-Meeting]], held in [[Götzis]], Austria, from 31 May to 1 June, she placed fourth in the women's heptathlon event with a score of 6,120 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meeting d'athlétisme Hypobankmeeting – Gotzis (AUT) – Du 31 Mai au 01 Juin 2003 |trans-title=Hypobankmeeting Athletics Meeting – Götzis (AUT) – From May 31 to June 1, 2003 |url=http://athledunet.com/Meetings/Outdoor/2003/Gotzis.htm |website=L'Athlé du Net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050103190437/http://athledunet.com/Meetings/Outdoor/2003/Gotzis.htm |archive-date=3 January 2005 |language=fr}}</ref> She made her [[FISU World University Games|Universiade]] debut at the [[2003 Summer Universiade]] in [[Daegu]], South Korea. On 26 August, she finished sixteenth in the [[Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade – Women's long jump|women's long jump event]] with a distance of 5.86 metres, failing to advance to the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Summer Universiade Daegu 2003 – Results |url=http://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/725.pdf |publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617011137/http://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/725.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2009}}</ref>
Gomes has won the [[gold medal]] for long jump at the [[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships]], raising the national record to 6.89 m.


She earned her first [[gold medal]] at the [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] in [[Budapest]], Hungary, in the [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon|women's pentathlon event]] held on 5 March.<ref name="WA profile"/> She ended the event with a score of 4,759 points, the lowest ever total for a first-place finish in the IAAF World Indoor Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Indoor Championships 2004 – Pentathlon W |url=http://www.iaaf.org/history/WIC/season%3D2004/eventCode%3D3226/results/bydiscipline/disctype%3D4/sex%3DW/discCode%3DPEN/combCode%3DPEN/timetable.html |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312061733/http://www.iaaf.org/history/WIC/season=2004/eventCode=3226/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=PEN/combCode=PEN/timetable.html |archive-date=12 March 2010}}</ref> At the [[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics]], held in [[Huelva]], Spain, from 6 to 8 August, Gomes competed in three events: long jump, shot put, and javelin throw. She placed fourth in the long jump event with a distance of 6.36 metres, and eleventh in both the shot put and javelin throw events, with distances of 13.8 metres and 38.46 metres, respectively.{{sfn|Mansilla|2010|pp=190–191}} She competed in [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon|the women's heptathlon event]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Greece. She finished thirteenth with a score of 6151 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics: Women's Heptathlon – Results by Summary |url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/28th-olympic-games-3201/results/women/heptathlon/800-metres/points |website=[[Athens 2004]] |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010223503/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/28th-olympic-games-3201/results/women/heptathlon/800-metres/points |archive-date=10 October 2013 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
In [[Madrid]], she became the first Portuguese athlete ever to reach the seven metres distance in the long jump, by jumping 7.01m. In Valencia she won gold at the [[World Athletics Indoor Championships]] 2008, by jumping 7.00m.


In 2005, she won her first gold medal in a European competition, accomplishing the feat in [[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships|that year's European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Madrid]], Spain. She placed first in [[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]], held from 4 to 5 March, with a final distance of 6.6 metres, setting a new record for Portugal.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Indoor Athletics Championships {{!}} Palacio de Deportes Comunidad de Madrid {{!}} 4–6 March 2005 |trans-title=European Indoor Athletics Championships {{!}} Sports Palace Community of Madrid {{!}} 4–6 March 2005 |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/files/results/2005/madrid05women.pdf |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125907/http://www.european-athletics.org/files/results/2005/madrid05women.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> At the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland, Gomes competed in the heptathlon and long jump events. She placed seventh in the heptathlon event, held from 6 to 7 August, with a score of 6,189 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Results – Heptathlon – Women – Final |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/results/gender=W/discipline=HEP/combCode=hash/roundCode=7/CombinedStandings.html |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605062449/http://www.iaaf.org/history/WCH/season=2005/eventCode=3365/news/results/gender=W/discipline=HEP/combCode=hash/roundCode=7/CombinedStandings.html |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> For the qualification round of the long jump event, held on 9 August, Gomes was placed in the first heat. She placed eighth in her heat with a distance of 6.42 metres and failed to advance to the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Results – Long Jump – Women – Final |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/results/gender%3DW/discipline%3DLJ/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/index.html |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050812003041/http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/results/gender=W/discipline=LJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/index.html |archive-date=12 August 2005 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> Gomes saw better results at the [[Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] of the [[2005 Summer Universiade]], held in [[İzmir]], Turkey, from 15 to 16 August. She advanced to the final after finishing first in the qualification round with a distance of 6.52 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Universiadit, 1. päivä |trans-title=Universiade, Day 1 |url=http://www.kunniakierros.fi/tulokset/2005/08/16/universiadit-1-paiva |website=Kunniakierros |date=16 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094805/http://www.kunniakierros.fi/tulokset/2005/08/16/universiadit-1-paiva |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=24 October 2024 |language=fi}}</ref> She went on to win silver in the final with a distance of 6.56 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics Final Results |url=http://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/711.pdf |publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]] |year=2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516020559/http://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/711.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2006 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
On 22 July, Naide Gomes was the winner of the [[IAAF Super Grand Prix]] [[DN Galan]], Stockholm, Sweden, with a new national record of 7.04 m.


Gomes won silver in the [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] and [[2006 European Athletics Championships]]. At the World Indoor Championships held in [[Moscow]], Russia, from 11 to 12 March, she finished [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] with a final distance of 6.73 metres, surpassing her previous record.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Jump Series Result – 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships |url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/11th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-3483/results/women/long-jump/final/series |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907125911/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/11th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-3483/results/women/long-jump/final/series |archive-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> At the European Championships held in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden, she finished [[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] with a final distance of 6.84 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Athletics Championships {{!}} Göteborg, Sweden {{!}} 7–13 August 2006 |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/files/ech/ech06_results.pdf |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]] |date=August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106094449/http://www.european-athletics.org/files/ech/ech06_results.pdf |archive-date=6 November 2006 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
On 29 July, at the [[IAAF Super Grand Prix]] [[Herculis]], Monte-Carlo, Monaco, she jumped 7.12 m, a new national record and 2008 world's best mark.


Gomes won her third gold medal in [[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] at the [[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She finished first in the qualification round and final with distances of 6.68 metres and 6.89 metres, respectively. The latter result surpassed Gomes' personal best and once again raised the Portuguese national record.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Athletics Championships {{!}} Birmingham, GBR {{!}} 2–4 March 2007 |url=http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/eaa9792233.htm |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]] |date=March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205194041/http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/eaa9792233.htm |archive-date=5 February 2012 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> In the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump|women's long jump event]] at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics]], held in [[Osaka]], Japan, Gomes finished fourth with a final distance of 6.87 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Osaka 2007 – Results: Day 4, 28 August |url=http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/results/gender%3DW/discipline%3DLJ/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/result.html |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018121405/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/results/gender=W/discipline=LJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/result.html |archive-date=18 October 2007 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
On 19 August, at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] held in Beijing, China, a top-favorite for the gold medal, in peak physical condition and having dominated the season, Gomes unexpectedly fouled on her first two attempts and then stutter-stepped on her final try jumping a mere 6.29 m, thus failing to qualify to the final.


She won her second gold at the World Indoor Championships and fourth gold overall in 2008. The championships that year were held in [[Valencia]], Spain, from 7 to 9 March. Gomes finished [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] with a final distance of 7 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Jump Result {{!}} 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships |url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/12th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-3656/results/women/long-jump/final/result |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620162002/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/12th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-3656/results/women/long-jump/final/result |archive-date=20 June 2019 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> Gomes went on to finish first in two [[2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour|IAAF World Athletics Tour]] women's long jump events, in [[DN Galan]], held in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, on 22 July, and [[Herculis]], held in [[Monte-Carlo]], Monaco, on 29 July.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 World Athletics Tour Standings |url=http://www.iaaf.org/gp08/standings/sex%3DW/disc%3DLJ/detail.html |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=10 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729074412/http://www.iaaf.org/gp08/standings/sex=W/disc=LJ/detail.html |archive-date=29 July 2009 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> She ultimately won gold in [[2008 IAAF World Athletics Final|that year's IAAF World Athletics Final]] for women's long jump, held in [[Stuttgart]], Germany, on 13 September. She had a final distance of 6.71 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Jump Series Result {{!}} 6th IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/iaaf-world-athletics-final/2008/6th-iaafvtb-bank-world-athletics-final-6977960/women/long-jump/final/series#resultheader |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=13 September 2008 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> Gomes' strong performances throughout the year led analysts to view her as a favourite to win gold in [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, China. A month before the games, she had set a season's best of 7.12 metres. However, Gomes fouled on her first two attempts at the Olympic event, before stutter-stepping on her final attempt and ending with a distance of 6.29 metres, placing her 32nd overall (later changed to 31st following the disqualification of silver medalist [[Tatyana Lebedeva]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=ATHLETICS: Women's long jump provides shocks galore |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2008/08/20/2003420889 |access-date=25 October 2024 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[Taipei Times]] |date=20 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-sanctions-two-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-test-at-beijing-2008 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=25 January 2017}}</ref>
She won the long jump gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 2009 Lusophony Games|2009 Lusophony Games]] with a jump of 6.74&nbsp;m.<ref>Fernandes, António Manuel (2009-07-14). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52057.html Évora, another title in Lisbon]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-07-23.</ref>


She won gold in the women's long jump event at the [[Athletics at the 2009 Lusophony Games|2009 Lusophony Games]] in Lisbon, with a distance of 6.74 metres.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fernandes |first=António Manuel |title=Évora, another title in Lisbon |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D100/newsid%3D52057.html |work=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=14 July 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717110804/http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52057.html |archive-date=17 July 2009 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> She continued her success that year with another gold at the [[2009 European Team Championships]] in [[Leiria]], Portugal, again in women's long jump, with a final distance of 6.83 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Team Championships Leiria 2009 – Results for Long Jump Women |url=http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/framework/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000300000005&comp_id=28965&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]] |date=6 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624034450/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/framework/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000300000005&comp_id=28965&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en |archive-date=24 June 2009 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> Gomes then won her first bronze in [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Berlin]], Germany, with a final distance of 6.77 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Results |url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3658/AT-LJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407112238/http://berlin.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3658/AT-LJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2012|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
On 26 March 2015, Naide Gomes announced her [[retirement]] in a special news conference with close friends and the long term coach, at age 35.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naide Gomes anuncia fim de carreira|url=http://www.noticiasaominuto.com/desporto/367009/naide-gomes-anuncia-fim-de-carreira|access-date=27 March 2015|publisher=Noticias ao Minuto|date=26 March 2015|language=pt|quote=Naide Gomes announces the end of career}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Naide Gomes anuncia final de carreira|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/outras-modalidades/interior/naide-gomes-anuncia-final-de-carreira-4477886.html|access-date=27 March 2015|work=Diario de Noticias newspaper|date=26 March 2015|language=pt|quote=Naide Gomes announces end of career}}</ref> Main reasons appointed the prolonged injuries she is suffering since 2013, that took her away from the tracks, and the need of another surgery. She said to be very proud of her career, after winning 11 international medals, though failing at Olympic level, and wants to continue to be close to athletes, either as a [[Coaching|coach]] or as [[physical therapy|physiotherapist]]. She also announced she's expecting her first child.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naide Gomes anuncia final de carreira|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/bolabranca_detalhe.aspx?fid=44&did=182523|access-date=27 March 2015|work=Rádio Renascença|date=26 March 2015|language=pt|quote=Naide Gomes announces end of career and reveals to be pregnant}}</ref>

[[File:Naide Gomes Doha 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|Gomes at the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] in [[Doha]], Qatar]]

In 2010, Gomes won two consecutive silvers at [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|that year's World Indoor Championships]] in [[Doha]], Qatar, and the [[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Athletics Championships]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain. In the former's women's long jump event, she had a final distance of 6.67 metres; in the latter's, she finished with a distance of 6.92 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Jump Result {{!}} 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-indoor-championships/2010/13th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-7003361/women/long-jump/final/series#resultheader |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=March 2010 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Long Jump Result {{!}} 20th European Athletics Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/european-championships/2010/20th-european-athletics-championships-7003369/women/long-jump/qualification/result#A |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]] |date=August 2010 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

Gomes made her final international appearances in 2011. She won silver a final time in [[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] at the [[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Paris]], France.<ref name="fim">{{cite news |title=Naide Gomes anuncia fim de carreira |trans-title=Naide Gomes announces the end of her career |url=http://www.noticiasaominuto.com/desporto/367009/naide-gomes-anuncia-fim-de-carreira |work=Noticias ao Minuto |date=26 March 2015 |access-date=25 October 2024 |language=pt}}</ref> She had a final distance of 6.79 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Indoor Championships Competition Results: 4–6 March 2011 |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/historical-data/calendar-results/7003370 |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]] |date=March 2011 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> Gomes failed to win a medal in her final international competition, the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics]], held in Daegu, South Korea. She placed ninth in [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump|the women's long jump event]] with a distance of 6.26 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Jump Result {{!}} 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2011/13th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-7003367/women/long-jump/final/series#resultheader |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=September 2011 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

On 26 March 2015, Gomes announced her retirement from competitive athletics at the age of 35, in a special news conference made alongside close friends and her longtime coach Abreu Matos. She cited prolonged injuries, which had afflicted her since 2013, as the main reason for her retirement. An injury to her supporting foot kept her from competing, and a knee injury required surgery. Gomes expressed pride in her career, in which she earned 11 medals at the international level, as well as a desire to become a [[Coaching|coach]] or [[Physical therapy|physiotherapist]] to remain in professional athletics. She also announced that she was expecting her first child.<ref name="fim"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Naide Gomes anuncia final de carreira |trans-title=Naide Gomes announces the end of her career |url=https://rr.sapo.pt/bolabranca_detalhe.aspx?fid=44&did=182523 |work=Rádio Renascença |date=26 March 2015 |access-date=25 October 2024 |language=pt |quote=Durante o anúncio da despedida, Naide Gomes revelou ainda estar grávida, de 15 semanas.{{nbsp}}... 'Vou ser mãe e vou ter muito com que me ocupar. Estou feliz por ser mãe e obviamente por terminar a grande carreira que tive', reforçou.}}</ref>


== International results ==
== International results ==
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| [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]
| [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]
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| 9th
| Long jump
| Long jump
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump|6.26 m]]
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump|6.26 m]]
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== Records ==
During her time representing São Tomé and Príncipe, Gomes set national records in women's [[100 metres hurdles]], [[long jump]], [[high jump]], [[triple jump]], [[shot put]], [[javelin throw]], [[pentathlon]], and [[heptathlon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sao Tome et Principe |trans-title=São Tomé and Príncipe |url=http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/recsaotome.txt |website=Athlerecords.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608102549/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/recsaotome.txt |archive-date=8 June 2007 |language=fr}}</ref> She also holds the [[List of Portuguese records in athletics|Portuguese national records]] in women's long jump (both outdoor and indoor), high jump, pentathlon, and heptathlon. She set the record in women's long jump 14 times, raising it from 6.56 metres to 7.12 metres.<ref>{{cite book |last=Andrade |first=Sequeira |title=Os recordes nacionais de atletismo e outras histórias |trans-title=The national records in athletics and other stories |edition=1st |date=June 2010 |publisher=Prime Books |isbn=978-989-655-073-8 |page=149}}</ref>


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
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{{succession box
| before = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lyudmila Kolchanova]]
| before = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lyudmila Kolchanova]]
| title = [[Long jump#Season's bests|Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance]]
| title = [[Long jump#Season's bests|Women's Long Jump – Season's Best]]
| years = 2008
| years = 2008
| after = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brittney Reese]]
| after = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brittney Reese]]

Latest revision as of 17:36, 5 November 2024

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vera Cruz and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Naide Gomes
OIH
Gomes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, in Berlin, Germany
Personal information
Full nameEnezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes
NationalityPortugal (since 2001)
Born (1979-11-20) 20 November 1979 (age 44)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubSporting CP
Turned pro18 July 1998
Coached byAbreu Matos
Retired26 March 2015
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  São Tomé and Príncipe
Ibero-American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Rio de Janeiro Heptathlon
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Berlin Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Budapest Pentathlon
Gold medal – first place 2008 Valencia Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2006 Moscow Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2010 Doha Long jump
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Gothenburg Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2010 Barcelona Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madrid Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2007 Birmingham Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2002 Vienna Pentathlon
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris Long jump
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir Long jump

Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes OIH (born 20 November 1979) is a Portuguese retired athlete who competed primarily in long jump. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, she moved to Lisbon when she was 11 and began formally practising athletics when she was 13. She initially competed at international events as a representative of São Tomé and Príncipe before becoming a naturalised citizen of Portugal in 2001. Prior to changing her nationality, she set a São Toméan national record in every type of event she competed in at the international level, including women's 100 metres hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin throw, pentathlon, and heptathlon. She also holds the Portuguese national records in women's long jump (both outdoor and indoor), high jump, pentathlon, and heptathlon. At the club level, she represented Sporting CP and was coached by Abreu Matos.

Early life and education

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Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes was born on 20 November 1979 in São Tomé and Príncipe.[1][2] She grew up in the capital São Tomé with her family, which she later described as having been, during her childhood, "[not] wealthy ... but never lack[ing] anything either."[2] When Gomes was five, her mother moved to Lisbon, Portugal, due to health problems. She consequently lived with her grandmother for a few years before joining her mother in Lisbon when she was 11.[2] She adapted well to life in Lisbon, as her family already spoke Portuguese natively, and her grandfather was from Portugal.[2] She later said that she "had quite a good education in São Tomé", which was "quite strict" in comparison to her education in Lisbon.[2]

Gomes began formally practising athletics at the age of 13 but quickly stopped, believing her training to be interfering with her studies. However, about a year later, while living in the parish of Fernão Ferro, across the Tagus Estuary from Lisbon, a physical education teacher convinced Gomes of her talent and encouraged her to resume training.[2] When she was 17, she joined Sporting CP and met Abreu Matos, who would become her longtime coach. According to Gomes, by that time she "was among the best heptathletes and high jumpers in Portugal", and had begun to seriously consider becoming a Portuguese citizen.[2]

Career

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Gomes began competing internationally as a representative of her birth country São Tomé and Príncipe. Her first competition was the 1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, held in Lisbon from 17 to 19 July, in which she placed sixth in the high jump event with a distance of 1.75 metres.[3] At the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa, she finished fifth in the women's heptathlon event with a score of 4974 points.[4] She improved her standing at the 2000 Ibero-American Championships, winning her first silver medal in the women's heptathlon event with a score of 5463 points.[5] Gomes made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and was given the honour of being São Tomé and Príncipe's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[6] She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles event and was assigned to lane seven of heat six for the first round. She finished last in her heat at eighth place, with a time of 14.43 seconds, and was eliminated from the competition.[7]

After a lengthy naturalisation process, Gomes was granted Portuguese citizenship by the Ministry of Internal Administration on 4 May 2001.[8] She made her international debut as a Portuguese athlete the following year, at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Vienna, Austria. She won silver in the women's pentathlon event with a score of 4759 points.[9] At the 2002 European Athletics Championships, she competed in the women's long jump and heptathlon events. She placed tenth in the long jump event with a best distance of 6.23 metres, and eighteenth in the heptathlon with a score of 5142 points. She was unable to complete the 800 metre race in the heptathlon event.[10]

Gomes participated in three international competitions in 2003. She competed in that year's IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in the women's pentathlon event on 14 March. She placed fifth with 4476 points.[11] At the 2003 Hypo-Meeting, held in Götzis, Austria, from 31 May to 1 June, she placed fourth in the women's heptathlon event with a score of 6,120 points.[12] She made her Universiade debut at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea. On 26 August, she finished sixteenth in the women's long jump event with a distance of 5.86 metres, failing to advance to the final.[13]

She earned her first gold medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in the women's pentathlon event held on 5 March.[1] She ended the event with a score of 4,759 points, the lowest ever total for a first-place finish in the IAAF World Indoor Championships.[14] At the 2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, held in Huelva, Spain, from 6 to 8 August, Gomes competed in three events: long jump, shot put, and javelin throw. She placed fourth in the long jump event with a distance of 6.36 metres, and eleventh in both the shot put and javelin throw events, with distances of 13.8 metres and 38.46 metres, respectively.[15] She competed in the women's heptathlon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She finished thirteenth with a score of 6151 points.[16]

In 2005, she won her first gold medal in a European competition, accomplishing the feat in that year's European Athletics Indoor Championships in Madrid, Spain. She placed first in the women's long jump event, held from 4 to 5 March, with a final distance of 6.6 metres, setting a new record for Portugal.[17] At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, Gomes competed in the heptathlon and long jump events. She placed seventh in the heptathlon event, held from 6 to 7 August, with a score of 6,189 points.[18] For the qualification round of the long jump event, held on 9 August, Gomes was placed in the first heat. She placed eighth in her heat with a distance of 6.42 metres and failed to advance to the final.[19] Gomes saw better results at the the women's long jump event of the 2005 Summer Universiade, held in İzmir, Turkey, from 15 to 16 August. She advanced to the final after finishing first in the qualification round with a distance of 6.52 metres.[20] She went on to win silver in the final with a distance of 6.56 metres.[21]

Gomes won silver in the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2006 European Athletics Championships. At the World Indoor Championships held in Moscow, Russia, from 11 to 12 March, she finished the women's long jump event with a final distance of 6.73 metres, surpassing her previous record.[22] At the European Championships held in Gothenburg, Sweden, she finished the women's long jump event with a final distance of 6.84 metres.[23]

Gomes won her third gold medal in the women's long jump event at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She finished first in the qualification round and final with distances of 6.68 metres and 6.89 metres, respectively. The latter result surpassed Gomes' personal best and once again raised the Portuguese national record.[24] In the women's long jump event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, held in Osaka, Japan, Gomes finished fourth with a final distance of 6.87 metres.[25]

She won her second gold at the World Indoor Championships and fourth gold overall in 2008. The championships that year were held in Valencia, Spain, from 7 to 9 March. Gomes finished the women's long jump event with a final distance of 7 metres.[26] Gomes went on to finish first in two IAAF World Athletics Tour women's long jump events, in DN Galan, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 22 July, and Herculis, held in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on 29 July.[27] She ultimately won gold in that year's IAAF World Athletics Final for women's long jump, held in Stuttgart, Germany, on 13 September. She had a final distance of 6.71 metres.[28] Gomes' strong performances throughout the year led analysts to view her as a favourite to win gold in the women's long jump event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A month before the games, she had set a season's best of 7.12 metres. However, Gomes fouled on her first two attempts at the Olympic event, before stutter-stepping on her final attempt and ending with a distance of 6.29 metres, placing her 32nd overall (later changed to 31st following the disqualification of silver medalist Tatyana Lebedeva).[29][30]

She won gold in the women's long jump event at the 2009 Lusophony Games in Lisbon, with a distance of 6.74 metres.[31] She continued her success that year with another gold at the 2009 European Team Championships in Leiria, Portugal, again in women's long jump, with a final distance of 6.83 metres.[32] Gomes then won her first bronze in the women's long jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany, with a final distance of 6.77 metres.[33]

Gomes at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar

In 2010, Gomes won two consecutive silvers at that year's World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, and the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. In the former's women's long jump event, she had a final distance of 6.67 metres; in the latter's, she finished with a distance of 6.92 metres.[34][35]

Gomes made her final international appearances in 2011. She won silver a final time in the women's long jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, France.[36] She had a final distance of 6.79 metres.[37] Gomes failed to win a medal in her final international competition, the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, held in Daegu, South Korea. She placed ninth in the women's long jump event with a distance of 6.26 metres.[38]

On 26 March 2015, Gomes announced her retirement from competitive athletics at the age of 35, in a special news conference made alongside close friends and her longtime coach Abreu Matos. She cited prolonged injuries, which had afflicted her since 2013, as the main reason for her retirement. An injury to her supporting foot kept her from competing, and a knee injury required surgery. Gomes expressed pride in her career, in which she earned 11 medals at the international level, as well as a desire to become a coach or physiotherapist to remain in professional athletics. She also announced that she was expecting her first child.[36][39]

International results

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  São Tomé and Príncipe
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 6th High jump 1.75 m
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 5th Heptathlon 4974 pts
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Heptathlon 5463 pts
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 36th (h) 100 m H 14.43 s
Representing  Portugal
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 2nd Pentathlon 4595 pts
European Championships Munich, Germany 10th Long jump 6.23 m
18th Heptathlon 5142 pts
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th Pentathlon 4476 pts
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 4th Heptathlon 6120 pts
Universiade Daegu, South Korea 16th (q) Long jump 5.86 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Pentathlon 4759 pts
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 4th Long jump 6.36 m
11th Shot put 13.80 m
11th Javelin throw 38.46 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 13th Heptathlon 6151 pts
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Long jump 6.70 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 17th (q) Long jump 6.42 m
7th Heptathlon 6189 pts
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 2nd Long jump 6.56 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd Long jump 6.76 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd Long jump 6.84 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st Long jump 6.89 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th Long jump 6.87 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st Long jump 7.00 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 31st (q) Long jump 6.29 m
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 1st Long jump 6.74 m (w)
European Team Championships Superleague Leiria, Portugal 1st Long jump 6.83 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Long jump 6.77 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Long jump 6.67 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd Long jump 6.92 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd Long jump 6.79 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th Long jump 6.26 m

Records

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During her time representing São Tomé and Príncipe, Gomes set national records in women's 100 metres hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin throw, pentathlon, and heptathlon.[40] She also holds the Portuguese national records in women's long jump (both outdoor and indoor), high jump, pentathlon, and heptathlon. She set the record in women's long jump 14 times, raising it from 6.56 metres to 7.12 metres.[41]

Honours

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Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio made Gomes an Officer of the Order of Prince Henry on 8 March 2005.[42]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Naide GOMES". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's Long Jump – Season's Best
2008 		Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  São Tomé and Príncipe
Sydney 2000 		Succeeded by
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