# Vanessa Chefer Spínola

Vanessa Chefer Spínola (born 5 March 1990 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian heptathlete.
She finished 21st at the 2007 World Youth Championships and 16th at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She then won the 2009 South American Championships and finished fourth at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships. At the 2010 South American Games she did not finish the competition.

## Personal bests

Her personal best score is 6188 points, achieved in July 2016 in São Bernardo do Campo.
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| Outdoor ||||
| 100 m | 11.95 s (wind: +1.0 m/s) | São Paulo | 25 Jul 2009 |
| 200 m | 23.91 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) | Maringá | 8 Sep 2012 |
| 400 m | 57.57 s | São Paulo | 10 Mar 2011 |
| 800 m | 2:12.52 min | Arona | 7 Jun 2015 |
| 100 m hurdles | 14.03 s (wind: -1.7 m/s) | Toronto | 24 Jul 2015 |
| High jump | 1.81 m | São Bernardo do Campo | 30 Jun 2016 |
| Long jump | 6.17 m (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Port of Spain | 2 Aug 2009 |
| Shot put | 14.32 m | Toronto | 24 Jul 2015 |
| Javelin throw | 46.31 m | Firenze | 30 April 2016 |
| Heptathlon | 6188 pts | São Bernardo do Campo | 1 Jul 2016 |
| Indoor ||||
| 800 m | 2:16.82 min | Tallinn | 2 Feb 2013 |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.81 s | Tallinn | 4 Feb 2016 |
| High jump | 1.76 m | Bratislava | 15 Feb 2014 |
| Long jump | 6.04 m | Tallinn | 2 Feb 2013 |
| Shot put | 13.62 m | Tallinn | 14 Feb 2016 |
| Pentathlon | 4292 pts | Tallinn | 14 Feb 2016 |

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Brazil ||||||
| 2007 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Long jump | 5.79 m |
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 21st | Heptathlon | 4575 pts |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 16th | Heptathlon | 5233 pts |
| 2008 | South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Heptathlon | 5138 pts |
| 2009 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 100 m | 11.95 s |
| 2009 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 45.86 s |
| 2009 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Heptathlon | 5574 pts |
| 2009 | Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | Heptathlon | 5574 pts |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Heptathlon | 5578 pts |
| 2010 | South American Games / South American U23 Championships | Medellín, Colombia | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 4th | Heptathlon | 5304 pts |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Heptathlon | 5428 pts |
| 2012 | South American U23 Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Heptathlon | 5899 pts |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Heptathlon | 5722 pts |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6035 pts |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 26th | Heptathlon | 5647 pts |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd | Heptathlon | 6024 pts |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 29th | Heptathlon | 4500 pts |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 5th | Heptathlon | 5337 pts |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Heptathlon | 5823 pts |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 5th | Heptathlon | 5868 pts |