Ferreira, Jaqueline

NOC Brazil   
GenderWomen
Born05 Mar 1987 in Duque de Caxias, BRA
Height1.65 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Higher education Physical Education - Augusto Motta University Centre: Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She used to practise athletics before discovering weightlifting. "I always say that we do not choose our sport, but it is the sport who chooses us. I was practising athletics when I discovered weightlifting. I did a tryout by chance and I got passionate."
Name of coach Dragos Stanica [national], ROU
General Interest
Injuries In 2019 she injured her knee after falling down some stairs. She was unable to train for two weeks and the injury affected her preparation for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 30 Jul 2019)

She sustained an elbow injury in April 2016 that affected her preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She aggravated the injury during her first attempt at the Games. (globoesporte.globo.com, 12 Aug 2016, 01 Aug 2016)

She suffered a muscular injury in March 2016 and was sidelined for two weeks. (lance.com.br, 11 Apr 2016)

She sustained an injury to the ligaments in her right wrist in 2014. (cob.org.br, 15 Jul 2015)

She suffered a wrist injury in 2011 and was unable to compete for three months. (rj.gov.br, 08 Mar 2013)
Awards and honours In 2012 she was named Weightlifting Athlete of the Year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee. (esporteessencial.com.br, 12 Mar 2013)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began weightlifting at age 16 in 2003, in Duque de Caxias, Brazil.
Further Personal Information
Residence Rio de Janeiro, BRA
General Interest
Hero / Idol Russian weightlifter Tatiana Kashirina. (cob.org.br, 22 Jul 2015)
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages Portuguese
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Competing at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and winning a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 30 Jul 2019)
Ambitions To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (surtoolimpico.com.br, 17 Apr 2021)
Hobbies Spending time with her 10 dogs and two cats. (surtoolimpico.com.br, 17 Apr 2021)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 12 87kg   Tokyo
2016   75kg   Rio de Janeiro
2012 5 75kg   London
World Championships
2019 6 87kg   Pattaya
2019 6 87kg - Snatch   Pattaya
2019 7 87kg - Clean & Jerk   Pattaya
2015 10 75kg   Houston, TX
2015 10 75kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015 11 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2014 10 75kg   Almaty
2014 13 75kg - Snatch   Almaty
2014 9 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Almaty
2013   75kg   Wroclaw
2013   75kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 9 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011 17 75kg   Paris
2011 19 75kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 14 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
2010 14 75kg   Antalya
2010 15 75kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 15 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
South American Championships
2019 3 87kg   Palmira
2019 3 87kg - Snatch   Palmira
2019 3 87kg - Clean & Jerk   Palmira
2016 3 75kg   Rio de Janeiro
2016 2 75kg - Snatch   Rio de Janeiro
2016 4 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Rio de Janeiro
2013 2 75kg   Chiclayo
2013 3 75kg - Snatch   Chiclayo
2013 3 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Chiclayo
2011   75kg   Valencia
2011 2 75kg - Snatch   Valencia
2011   75kg - Clean & Jerk   Valencia
2008 3 69kg   Buenos Aires
2008 3 69kg - Snatch   Buenos Aires
2008 3 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Buenos Aires
2006   58kg   Buenos Aires
2006   58kg - Snatch   Buenos Aires
2006 5 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Buenos Aires
Pan American Games
2019 6 87kg   Lima
2015 3 75kg   Toronto, ON
2011   75kg   Guadalajara
2007 4 69kg   Rio de Janeiro
Pan American Championships
2020 7 87kg   Santo Domingo
2020 7 87kg - Snatch   Santo Domingo
2020 7 87kg - Clean & Jerk   Santo Domingo
2019 4 87kg   Guatemala City
2019 3 87kg - Snatch   Guatemala City
2019 4 87kg - Clean & Jerk   Guatemala City
2018 8 90kg   Santo Domingo
2018 8 90kg - Snatch   Santo Domingo
2018 7 90kg - Clean & Jerk   Santo Domingo
2016 5 75kg   Cartagena
2016 3 75kg - Snatch   Cartagena
2016 5 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Cartagena
2013 2 75kg   
2013 2 75kg - Snatch   
2013 3 75kg - Clean & Jerk   
2012 1 75kg   Antigua Guatemala
2012 2 75kg - Snatch   Antigua Guatemala
2012 1 75kg - Clean & Jerk   Antigua Guatemala
2010 4 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Guatemala City
2009 6 69kg   Chicago, IL
2009 6 69kg - Snatch   Chicago, IL
2009 9 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Chicago, IL
2008 3 69kg   Callao
2008 3 69kg - Snatch   Callao
2008 4 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Callao
IWF Grand Prix
2019 5 87kg   Lima
2019 5 87kg - Snatch   Lima
2019 5 87kg - Clean & Jerk   Lima