Teresa Machado

Teresa Machado (22 July 1969 – 28 February 2020) was a Portuguese discus thrower and shot putter. Her personal best discus throw was 65.40 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Jacinto.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Portugal
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th Shot put 14.15 m
6th Discus throw 47.12 m
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 15th (q) Shot put 13.99 m
9th Discus throw 48.36 m
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 11th Shot put 15.26 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th Shot put 14.34 m
14th (q) Discus throw 51.78 m
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd Shot put 15.87 m
1st Discus throw 53.92 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 24th (q) Discus throw 53.64 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 12th Shot put 15.80 m
Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 4th Discus throw 56.92 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 21st (q) Discus throw 59.50 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 26th (q) Discus throw 56.02 m
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th Shot put 15.34 m
1st Discus throw 61.20 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (q) Discus throw 58.68 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 23rd (q) Shot put 15.91 m
10th Discus throw 61.38 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6th Discus throw 62.00 m
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd Shot put 16.15 m
1st Discus throw 61.67 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th Discus throw 60.90 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 22nd (q) Discus throw 57.84 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney 11th Discus throw 59.50 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 15th (q) Discus throw 59.74 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 7th Discus throw 60.41 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 10th Discus throw 59.46 m
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 2nd Discus throw 57.81 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 23rd (q) Discus throw 58.47 m


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