Jaqueline Mourão
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Born |
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 27 December 1975||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||
Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | ||||
Spouse(s) | Guido Visser | ||||
Website | www.JaqueMTB.com | ||||
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Sport | Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Cycling | ||||
Coached by | Guido Visser | ||||
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Olympic finals | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||||
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Jaqueline Mourão (born 27 December 1975) is a Brazilian cross country skier. Born and raised in the mountainous city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, she only began cross-country skiing at the age of 29 and competed in a XC-Ski race for the first time in December 2005. Participating in 3 Winter Olympics at Torino (XC-Ski), Vancouver (XC-Ski) and Sochi (XC-Ski & Biathlon) as well as in 2 Summer Olympics in Athens (MTB) and Beijing (MTB). For her 5th Olympic Games, she competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in both Country Skiing and Biathlon, and carried the Brazilian flag during the Opening Ceremony.
After only 10 years of XC-Ski racing, she has been able to be competitive in North America while obtaining 3 podiums in NorAm Cups in the last 2 years.
Her next objective is to qualify and represent Brazil for her 6th Olympic Games in PyeongChang 2018.
References
- Jaqueline Mourao at the International Ski Federation
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jaqueline Mourão". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.
- Jaqueline Mourão at Cycling Archives