Vanessa Fernandes (born September 14, 1985) is an athlete from Portugal and Portuguese sports club SL Benfica. She competes in triathlon, and is daughter of the cycler Venceslau Fernandes, winner of the 1984 Volta a Portugal.

Height: 1,68m Weight: 57 Kg Career start: 1999 Coaches: Sergio Santos and Antonio Jourdan

Vanessa Fernandes competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took eighth place with a total time of 2:06:15.39.

In June 2006, Vanessa was ranked number one in the world, according to International Triathlon Union. ^*

Most important results:

2004

• Winner National championship
• Winner World Cup:
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Madrid, Spain
• 8th at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Winner European championship (under-23) - Tiszaujvaros, Hungary)
• 5th in the Elite World Championship - Funchal, Portugal
• Winner European championship in Elite Triathlon - Valencia, Spain

2005

• Winner World Cup:
  • New Plymouth, New Zealand
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Mazatlan, Mexico
  • Beijing, China
• Winner European Championship - Lausanne, Switzerland
• Winner European championship (under-23) - Sofia, Bulgary
• 4th in World Championships of Gamagori, Japan

2006

• Winner World Cup:
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Mazatlan, Mexico
  • Aqaba, Jordan
• Winner European triathlon cup - Estoril, Portugal
• Winner European champion in Elite Triathlon - Autun, France

1985 births | Living people | Portuguese triathletes | Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Portugal