Sandra Teixeira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.

Sandra Soares Teixeira (born 13 March 1978 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the middle distance events. She represented her country at four World Indoor Championships. She is of Cape Verdean descent.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Portugal
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	5th	4x400 m relay	3:39.27
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (h)	800 m	2:05.56
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	8th (sf)	800 m	2:04.38
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	10th (h)	800 m	2:04.43
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	9th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:35.36
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16th (h)	800 m	2:06.24
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	8th	800 m	2:03.01
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	23rd (h)	800 m	2:06.74
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	800 m	2:02.44
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	14th (h)	1500 m	4:19.11
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	6th	800 m	2:02.92
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	20th (h)	800 m	2:04.73
			27th (h)	1500 m	4:20.63
	Lusophony Games	Macau, China	1st	1500 m	4:25.43
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	19th (h)	1500 m	4:23.14
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	15th (h)	1500 m	4:18.53
	Lusophony Games	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	800 m	2:06.42
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	9th (h)	800 m	2:06.42

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:01.55 (Salamanca 2006)
• 1000 metres – 2:42.35 (Lisbon 2004)
• 1500 metres – 4:10.28 (Leiria 2005)
• 3000 metres – 9:08.85 (Castellón 2009)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 10:00.69 (Huelva 2008)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.47 (Espinho 2001)
• 1000 metres – 2:43.92 (Lisbon 2002)
• 1500 metres – 4:10.84 (Karlsruhe 2005)
• 3000 metres – 9:12.15 (Pombal 2009)