Naide Gomes

Naide Gomes

OIH

Gomes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, in Berlin, Germany
Personal information
Full name	Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes
Nationality	Portugal (since 2001)
Born	(1979-11-20) 20 November 1979 (age 44) São Tomé and Príncipe
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Sporting CP
Turned pro	18 July 1998
Coached by	Abreu Matos
Retired	26 March 2015
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  São Tomé and Príncipe Ibero-American Championships 2000 Rio de Janeiro Heptathlon Representing  Portugal World Championships 2009 Berlin Long jump World Indoor Championships 2004 Budapest Pentathlon 2008 Valencia Long jump 2006 Moscow Long jump 2010 Doha Long jump European Championships 2006 Gothenburg Long jump 2010 Barcelona Long jump European Indoor Championships 2005 Madrid Long jump 2007 Birmingham Long jump 2002 Vienna Pentathlon 2011 Paris Long jump Universiade 2005 Izmir Long jump

Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes OIH (born 20 November 1979) is a Portuguese retired athlete who competed primarily in long jump. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, she moved to Lisbon when she was 11 and began formally practising athletics when she was 13. She initially competed at international events as a representative of São Tomé and Príncipe before becoming a naturalised citizen of Portugal in 2001. Prior to changing her nationality, she set a São Toméan national record in every type of event she competed in at the international level, including women's 100 metres hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin throw, pentathlon, and heptathlon. She also holds the Portuguese national records in women's long jump (both outdoor and indoor), high jump, pentathlon, and heptathlon. At the club level, she represented Sporting CP and was coached by Abreu Matos.