Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia

Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami (born February 16, 1959) is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the (non-ratified) world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986, in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Freitas and the second or paternal family name is Garcia Silami.
Esmeralda Garcia
Personal information
Full nameEsmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami
Nationality Brazil
Born (1959-02-16) February 16, 1959
Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 100 metres
South American Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place1975 Quito 100 m
Silver medal – second place1975 Quito 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1975 Quito 200 m
Updated on 7 May 2013.

International competitions
Representing  Brazil
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
1975 South American Youth Championships Quito, Ecuador 1st 100 m 11.7 s A
3rd 200 m 24.5 s A
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 48.1 s A
1983 Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 100m 11.67 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
4th Long jump 5.97 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)

References
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Esmeralda Garcia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • Esmeralda de Jesús Garcia at World Athletics





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