Jaqueline Mourão

Jaqueline Mourão (born 27 December 1975) is a Brazilian cyclist, biathlete, and cross-country skier. Born and raised in the mountainous city of Belo Horizonte, 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. She participated in four Winter Olympics—Torino (XC-Ski), Vancouver (XC-Ski), Sochi (XC-Ski & Biathlon), and Pyeongchang (XC-Ski)—as well as in three Summer Olympics, Athens (MTB), Beijing (MTB), and Tokyo (MTB). At her fifth Olympic Games, she competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in both cross-country skiing and biathlon, and carried the Brazilian flag during the Opening Ceremony.

Jaqueline Mourão
Personal information
Born (1975-12-27) 27 December 1975
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight120 lb (54 kg)
Spouse(s)Guido Visser
Websitewww.JaqueMourao.com
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportBiathlon, cross-country skiing, cycling
Coached byGuido Visser
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Women's mountain biking
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Cross-country

After only 10 years of XC-Ski racing, she was competitive enough to obtain three podiums in NorAm Cups.

Her next objective is to qualify and represent Brazil for her eighth Olympic Games appearance in Beijing 2022.

She qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

References
  1. Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. "Cycling Mountain Bike MOURAO Jaqueline - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-22.


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