Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia

Esmeralda Garcia

Personal information
Full name	Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami
Born	(1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 (age 65) Sete Lagoas, Brazil
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 100 metres South American Youth Championships 1975 Quito 100 m 1975 Quito 4x100 m relay 1975 Quito 200 m
Updated on 7 May 2013

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.

Representing the Florida State Seminoles track and field team, de Jesus Garcia won the 1985 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.^[1][2]

Representing  Brazil

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
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)

• 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

Records
Preceded by Wendy Brown	Women's Triple Jump World Record Holder Not officially ratified by the IAAF 1986-06-05 – 1987-05-02	Succeeded by Wendy Brown

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