# Joselyn Brea

Joselyn Daniely Brea Abreu (born 12 August 1994) is a Spanish - Venezuelan athlete who competes in the duathlon and track and field. She won two gold medals at the Duathlon World Championships in 2021 and 2022.

## Duathlon

Brea is a two time world champion in the Duathlon. In the 2021 world championships she won the race with a time of 2:00:19. The following year in 2022 she once again won the race in a time of 1:54.30.

## Track and Field

Brea competed alongside her sister, Edymar, in the 5000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. In April 2023 Brea ran 14:47.76 in the 5000, becoming the first South American athlete in history to run break 15 minutes in the event. In July 2023 Brea broke the South American mile record running 4:27.41 at the Monaco Diamond League. She finished 13th in the race. Every competitor ran a personal best and seven national record were broken.
She set a new outdoors personal best and South American record over 5000m running 14:36.59 at the Los Angeles Grand Prix on 17 May 2024.

## Results and personal bests

Track and Field personal bests
Taken from IAAF Profile
| Surface | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
| Indoor track | 3000m | 9:04.67 | Sabadell, Spain | 8 February 2022 | NR |
| Outdoor track | 1500m | 4:05.78 | Atlanta, US | 31 May 2024 | |
| Outdoor track | One Mile | 4:27.41 | Monaco | 21 July 2023 | AR |
| Outdoor track | 3000m | 8:43.26 | Chorzów, Poland | 16 July 2023 | AR |
| Outdoor track | 5000m | 14:36.59 | Los Angeles | 17 May 2024 | AR |
| Outdoor track | 10,000 meters | 34:10.63 | Maia, Portugal | 9 April 2016 | |
| Outdoor track | 3000m Steeplechase | 10:21.93 | Palencia, Spain | 9 July 2016 | NR |
| Road | 10k | 32:05 | Valencia, Spain | 15 January 2023 | |
| Road | Half Marathon | 1:13:25 | Caracas, Venezuela | 19 March 2023 | |
Track and Field championship results
Taken from IAAF Profile
| Year | Meet | Venue | Event | Place | Time |
| 2016 | Spanish Athletics Championships | Las Mestas Sports Complex Gijón, Spain | 5000m | 4th | 16:13.80 |
| 2020 | Spanish Athletics Championships | Estadio de Vallehermoso Madrid, Spain | 5000m | OC | 16:12.54 |
| 2021 | Venezuelan Athletics Championships | Barinas, Venezuela | 1500m | 1st | 4:12.92 |
| 2021 | Venezuelan Athletics Championships | Barinas, Venezuela | 5000m | 1st | 15:21.41 |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1500m | 1st | 4:15.05 |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Guayaquil, Ecuador | 5000m | 3rd | 15:48.24 |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano Torrevieja, Spain | 5000m | 1st | 16:08.83 |
| 2022 | World Athletics Championships | Hayward Field Eugene, United States | 5000m | H2 16th | 15:46.75 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Luque, Paraguay | 1500m | 4th | 4:16.64 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Luque, Paraguay | 5000m | 2nd | 15:42.70 |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1500m | 1st | 4:10.39 GR |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5000m | 1st | 15:10.60 |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | Half Marathon | 1st | 1:15:04 |
| 2023 | World Athletics Championships | National Athletics Centre Budapest, Hungary | 5000m | H2 10th | 15:11.16 |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Julio Martínez National Stadium, Chile | 5000m | 1st | 16:04.12 |
Triathlon championship results
Taken from World Triathlon Profile
| Year | Race | Venue | Distance | Place | Time |
| 2020 | Spanish Triathlon National Championships | Pontevedra, Spain | Sprint | 10th | 1:03:22 |
| 2019 | Triathlon West Asian Championships | Bahrain, Bahrain | Sprint | 1st | 1:05:28 |
| 2019 | Spanish Triathlon National Championships | A Coruña, Spain | Olympic | 6th | 2:04:59 |
| 2018 | ETU Triathlon European Cup | Valencia, Spain | Olympic | 8th | 2:01:54 |
| 2018 | ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup | Gran Canaria, Spain | Sprint | 19th | 1:07:00 |
| 2017 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Huelva, Spain | Olympic | 16th | 2:07:08 |
| 2017 | ETU Triathlon European Cup and Mediterranean Championships | Altafulla, Spain | Sprint | 13th | 1:07:16 |
Duathlon championship results
Taken from World Triathlon Profile
| Year | Race | Venue | Distance | Place | Time |
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, USA | Standard | 3rd | 2:02:42 |
| 2022 | World Triathlon Duathlon Championships | Târgu Mureș, Romania | Standard | 1st | 1:54:30 |
| 2022 | Spanish Duathlon National Championships | Avilés, Spain | Sprint | 1st | 57:15 |
| 2021 | World Triathlon Duathlon Championships | Avilés, Spain | Standard | 1st | 2:00:19 |
| 2020 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Valencia, Spain | Sprint | 30th | 1:03:56 |
| 2020 | Spanish Duathlon National Championships | Soria, Spain | Sprint | 4th | 1:01:16 |
| 2020 | ETU Duathlon European Championships | Punta Umbria, Spain | Sprint | 3rd | 1:00:01 |

## Personal life

Brea's sister, Edymar Brea, is also a world class athlete. The two competed together in the 5000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.