VASCONCELOS Joana

Olympic Games

Year	Location	K2 500m	K4 500m
2012	London, GBR	6	6

World Championships

Year	Location	K1 200m	K2 500m	K4 500m	K1 4x200m
2019	Szeged, HUN	-	-	19	-
2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	-	8	16	-
2017	Racice, CZE	-	14	10	-
2015	Milan, ITA	-	15	17	-
2014	Moscow, RUS	-	-	12	-
2013	Duisburg, GER	9	21	-	-
2011	Szeged, HUN	-	10	7	-
2010	Poznan, POL	-	15	6	4
2009	Dartmouth, NS, CAN	17	-	-	-

European Games

Year	Location	K2 200m	K4 500m
2019	Minsk, BLR	6	8

European Championships

Year	Location	K2 200m	K2 500m	K4 500m
2018	Belgrade, SRB	1	7	10
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	2	9	9

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	K1 200m	K1 500m	K2 500m	K4 500m
2021	-	1 x 1st, 1 x 18th	-	-
2020	1 x 3rd	1 x 1st	-	-
2019	1 x 6th	-	1 x 7th	1 x 6th, 1 x 13th
2018	-	-	1 x 3rd, 1 x 8th	1 x 4th, 1 x 16th
2017	-	-	1 x 2nd, 1 x 14th	1 x 4th, 2 x 10th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2021	Kayak Single 500m	World Cup	Barnaul, RUS	1:56.183
1	2020	Kayak Single 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:54.03
2	2017	Kayak Double 500m	World Cup	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:44.530
3	2020	Kayak Single 200m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	41.20
3	2018	Kayak Double 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:40.785
4	2018	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:31.755
4	2017	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:36.827
6	2019	Kayak Single 200m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	40.952
6	2019	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	1:34.907
7	2019	Kayak Double 500m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	1:44.180

Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Movies, listening to music, going for walks, reading. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2021)

Athlete

Sports Science - University of Coimbra, Portugal

Husband Helder Cerqueira

Portuguese

Helio Lucas

She began canoeing at age 14 at Clube Nautico Crestuma in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. (delas.pt, 20 Aug 2018; Athlete, 24 Jul 2021)

A friend encouraged her to try the sport. She also liked the natural surroundings and the peaceful aspects of the sport. (canoeniagara.ca, 04 Aug 2013; Athlete, 24 Jul 2021)

Winning gold in K1 500m at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2021)

Hungarian paddler Katalin Kovacs. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2021)

Husband Helder Cerqueira. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2021)

"Always believe in yourself." (Athlete, 24 Jul 2021)

She and her K2 200m teammate Teresa Portela received the Team of the Year award for 2018 from the Portuguese Canoe Federation. The duo won gold at the 2018 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. (canoe-europe.org, 04 Feb 2019)