{{Short description|Brazilian swimmer (born 1980)}} {{Infobox swimmer| | name=Monique Ferreira | image=Monique Ferreira Bronze Pan 2007.jpg | imagesize=200px | caption = Monique Ferreira with her Bronze at 2007 Pan | fullname = Monique Andrade Ferreira | nicknames = | nationality = {{BRA}} | strokes = Freestyle | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|6|29}} | birth_place =Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.65|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|50|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Women's swimming}} {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver | 2003 Santo D. | 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 1999 Winnipeg | 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2003 Santo D. | 400 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2003 Santo D. | 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2007 Rio | 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2007 Rio | 4×200 m freestyle}} }}
'''Monique Andrade Ferreira''' (born 29 June 1980 in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|title = Sports Reference profile|work=Sports Reference|year = 2013|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/monique-ferreira-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032243/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/monique-ferreira-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|accessdate =7 April 2013}}</ref> A member of Santos.
==International career==
She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, with an Olympic final in Athens in the 4×200-metre freestyle (finishing in 7th place) in the curriculum.<ref>{{cite web | title = UOL Olympics 2008 - Monique Ferreira's profile | work = UOL | year = 2008 | url = http://olimpiadas.uol.com.br/2008/atletas-brasileiros/natacao/monique-ferreira.jhtm| accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> At this final, broke the South American record with a time of 8:05.29, along with Joanna Maranhão, Mariana Brochado and Paula Baracho.<ref>{{cite web | title = Records in Athens | work = CBDA | date = August 18, 2004 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/recordes-em-atenas-id-4886|accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> She also came in 19th place in 400-metre freestyle in Athens 2004. At Beijing 2008, finished 13th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 21st in the 400-metre freestyle, and 28th in the 200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web|title = Sports Reference profile|work=Sports Reference|year = 2013|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/monique-ferreira-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032243/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/monique-ferreira-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 18, 2020|accessdate =April 7, 2013}}</ref>
At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she won the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brazil medals at the 1999 Pan | work = UOL | year = 2007 | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/historia/1999/nopodio.jhtm|accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> She also finished 6th in the 200-metre butterfly, and 9th in the 100-metre butterfly.<ref>[http://www.swimnews.com/Magazine/1999/augmag99/aug99respanam.html 1999 Full results by Swimnews]</ref>
Monique was in 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Athens, where she finished 25th in the 200-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens | work = OmegaTiming | date = March 19, 2000 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001000E004F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens | work = OmegaTiming | date = March 19, 2000 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001000E000B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Moscow, finished 21st in the 200-metre freestyle,<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 7, 2002 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001020C0053000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> 10th in the 400-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of women's 400-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 5, 2002 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001020C002D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> and 9th in the 4×200-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of women's 4×200-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 3, 2002 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001020C0009000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
She swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where she finished 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, 7th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 12th in the 200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index | work = CBDA | date = August 29, 2002 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/bruno-bonfim-encerra-como-o-12o-atleta-com-indice-id-2235 | accessdate = April 19, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130615214832/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/bruno-bonfim-encerra-como-o-12o-atleta-com-indice-id-2235 | archivedate = June 15, 2013 }}</ref>
Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, she got the 21st place in the 200-metre freestyle,<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 22, 2003 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010305001E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> 27th in the 400-metre freestyle,<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 20, 2003 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050002000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> and 12th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 24, 2003 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000103050039000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
At the 2003 Pan American Games, in Santo Domingo, won the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, breaking the South American record, with a time of 8:10.54, along with Ana Muniz, Mariana Brochado, Paula Baracho<ref>{{cite web | title = Records, medals and Olympic indexes | work = CBDA | date = August 11, 2003 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/recordes-medalhas-e-indices-olimpicos-id-3655 | accessdate = May 7, 2013 | language = pt | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904035958/http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/recordes-medalhas-e-indices-olimpicos-id-3655 | archivedate = September 4, 2014 }}</ref> She also won two bronze medals in the 400-metre freestyle, and in the 4×100-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brazil medals in the 2003 Pan | work = UOL | year = 2007 | url = http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/historia/2003/nopodio.jhtm | accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref>
At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, she finished 26th in the 200-metre freestyle,<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2005 Montreal | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 26, 2005 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000105090020000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> 25th in the 400-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2005 Montreal | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 24, 2005 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000105090004000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> and 13th in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2005 Montreal | work = OmegaTiming | date = July 28, 2005 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010509003A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
She was in the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), where she placed 31st in the 200-metre freestyle,<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 9, 2006 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001060E0056000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> was disqualified in the 400-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 7, 2006 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001060E002D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 | accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref> and got 9th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2006 Shanghai | work = OmegaTiming | date = April 5, 2006 | url = http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001060E0009000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|accessdate = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
At the 2007 Pan American Games, the Rio de Janeiro, Monique won the bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle <ref>{{cite web | title = Monique Ferreira is bronze in the 200-metre freestyle | work = Globoesporte | date = July 20, 2007 | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/PAN/Noticias/0,,MUL73790-4020,00.html | accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> and in the 4×200-metre freestyle.<ref>{{cite web | title = Women's Relay is bronze | work = Globoesporte | date = July 18, 2007 | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/PAN/Noticias/0,,MUL72333-3871,00.html | accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref> Monique also would have won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle, but this medal was revoked by Rebeca Gusmão's doping.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brazil won silver in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle | work = Globoesporte | date = July 19, 2007 | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/PAN/Noticias/0,,MUL73002-4020,00.html | accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref>
She was South American record holder in the 4×100-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:42.85, on August 9, 2008, along with Tatiana Lemos, Flávia Delaroli and Michelle Lenhardt.<ref>{{cite web | title = Good start. a final, a semi and three SA records | work = CBDA | date = August 9, 2008 | url = http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/bom-comeco-uma-final-uma-semi-e-tres-recordes-sulas-id-9667| accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref>
==After professional swimming==
She ended her career in December 2011. Later, she went to work at COB.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rio-2016 drives new jobs for athletes who are retiring | work = Globoesporte | date = May 4, 2012 | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/outros-esportes/noticia/2012/05/rio-2016-impulsiona-novas-vagas-para-atletas-que-estao-se-aposentando.html| accessdate = April 7, 2013|language=pt}}</ref>
==References== * [http://esporte.uol.com.br/olimpiadas/brasileiros/natacao/ferreira.jhtm UOL Profile] {{reflist}}
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