Maria Tomé (triathlete)
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| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 2001 Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Maria Tomé (born 28 June 2001) is a Portuguese triathlete. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Early life
[edit]She was encouraged to start swimming as a child on medical advise due to a diagnosed heart murmur. She made her international competitive debut in triathlon in 2018. She studied physiotherapy at the Escola Superior de Saúde de Alcoitão in Cascais.[2]
Career
[edit]A member of the Valence Triathlon team in France and the Torres Novas Swimming Club in Portugal, she won silver at the U23 World Triathlon Championships in 2023.[3][4]
She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5][6] She placed eleventh overall in the women's individual race.[7][8] This came after she was in 39th position after the swimming segment of the race. In the cycling section she performed the fastest of all competitors, including the race winner.[9] She was also part of the Portuguese team for the mixed relay race, in which they placed in fifth overall.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maria Tomé". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Maria Tomé in high competition Triathlon". ammamagazine. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Maria Tomé: «I'm not worried, I'm confident that I'll make my dream come true in Paris-2024". rfi.fr. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Selina Klamt shines in Pontevedra on route to gutsy U23 world title win". triathlon.org. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Portuguese athletes schedule at Olympics today". theportugalnews. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Portuguese triathletes heading to Paris2024". theportugalnews. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris2024. Maria Tomé foi 11ª no triatlo feminino". rtp.pt. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Eastman, Ben (1 August 2024). "Five talking points from the Paris Olympic triathlon women's race". triathlon.org. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris2024: debutant Maria Tomé "flew" on the bike to finish 11th in the triathlon". publico. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Heming, Tim (5 August 2024). "Germany Gold in Three-Way Sprint Finish at Paris Olympic Triathlon Mixed Relay". triathlete.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.