Jéssica Messali
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| Full name | Jéssica Ferreira Messali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1987[1] Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PTWC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jéssica Ferreira Messali (born 29 October 1987) is a Brazilian paratriathlete. She represented Brazil at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Messali began her career in para-cycling before switching to paratriathlon in December 2017.[2] She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and finished in fourth place in the PTWC paratriathlon with a time of 1:16:23.[1] She competed at the 2022 World Triathlon Para Championships and won a bronze medal in the PTWC event with a time of 1:11:12.[3] She competed at the 2023 World Triathlon Para Championships and again won a bronze medal in the PTWC event with a time of 1:13:48.[4]
In September 2024, she competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the PTWC paratriathlon and did not finish.[1] The next month she competed at the 2024 World Triathlon Para Championships and won a silver medal in the PTWC event with a time of 1:07:45.[5] She competed at the 2025 World Triathlon Para Championships and won a bronze medal in the PTWC event with a time of 1:12:46. This was Brazil's first medal of the 2025 World Championships.[6] She also won a bronze medal in the mixed team relay.[7]
Personal life
Messali was involved in a car accident in 2013 and became a paraplegic In July 2021, Jessica suffered second- and third-degree burns on her feet and legs in a sauna, requiring partial amputation.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Jéssica Ferreira Messali". paralympic.org. Retrieved 18 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ^ "Jessica Ferreira flying after triathlon switch". paralympic.org. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Felix, Wesley (24 November 2022). "Jéssica Messali fatura o bronze no Mundial de paratriatlo". olimpiadatododia.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Jéssica Messali é bronze e Brasil fecha Mundial de triatlo paralímpico com duas medalhas". cpb.org (in Portuguese). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Triatleta paulista Jéssica Messali é vice-campeã mundial e Brasil encerra competição com duas medalhas". cpb.org (in Portuguese). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Gentile, Gabriel (17 October 2025). "Jéssica Messali ganha primeira medalha do Brasil no Mundial de Triatlo". olimpiadatododia.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Gray, Doug (18 October 2025). "Team USA earn Para Mixed Relay win on final day in Wollongong". triathlon.org. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Jéssica Messali". cpb.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2025.