Joselyn Brea

Joselyn Brea
Personal information
Full nameJoselyn Daniely Brea Abreu
National teamVenezuela
Born (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 30)
Valencia
Sport
SportDuathlon, Track and Field
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 5000 m

Joselyn Daniely Brea Abreu[a] (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.[1]

Track and Field

Brea competed alongside her sister, Edymar, in the 5000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Results and personal bests

Track and Field personal bests

Taken from IAAF Profile[6]

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
One Mile 4:27.41 Monaco 21 July 2023 AR
3000m 8:43.26 Chorzów, Poland 16 July 2023 AR
5000m 14:36.59 Los Angeles 17 May 2024 AR
10,000 meters 34:10.63 Maia, Portugal 9 April 2016
3000m Steeplechase 10:21.93 Palencia, Spain 9 July 2016 NR
Road 10k 32:05 Valencia, Spain 15 January 2023
Half Marathon 1:13:25 Caracas, Venezuela 19 March 2023

Track and Field championship results

Taken from IAAF Profile[6]

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 		OC 16:12.54
2021 Venezuelan Athletics Championships Barinas, Venezuela 1500m 1st 4:12.92
5000m 1st 15:21.41
South American Championships Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
Guayaquil, Ecuador 		1500m 1st 4:15.05
5000m 3rd 15:48.24
2022 Ibero-American Championships Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
Torrevieja, Spain 		1st 16:08.83
World Athletics Championships Hayward Field
Eugene, United States 		H2 16th 15:46.75
South American Games Luque, Paraguay 1500m 4th 4:16.64
5000m 2nd 15:42.70
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1500m 1st 4:10.39 GR
5000m 1st 15:10.60
Half Marathon 1st 1:15:04
World Athletics Championships National Athletics Centre Budapest, Hungary 5000m H2 10th 15:11.16
Pan American Games Julio Martínez National Stadium, Chile 5000m 1st 16:04.12

Triathlon championship results

Taken from World Triathlon Profile[7]

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
Spanish Triathlon National Championships A Coruña, Spain Olympic 6th 2:04:59
2018 ETU Triathlon European Cup Valencia, Spain Olympic 8th 2:01:54
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
ETU Triathlon European Cup and Mediterranean Championships Altafulla, Spain Sprint 13th 1:07:16

Duathlon championship results

Taken from World Triathlon Profile[7]

Year Race Venue Distance Place Time
2022 World Games Birmingham, USA Standard 3rd 2:02:42
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships Târgu Mureș, Romania Standard 1st 1:54:30
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
Spanish Duathlon National Championships Soria, Spain Sprint 4th 1:01:16
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.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brea and the second or maternal family name is Abreu.

References

  1. ^ "Joselyn Brea goes out in search of a new duathlon crown". Líder. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ramos, Diana (20 July 2022). "Women leading the Venezuelan team in Oregon". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ Alayon Flores, Sairuby (7 May 2023). "Joselyn Brea makes history in California". Lidar. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Faith Kipyegon CRUSHES Mile World Record – 4:07.64, First Woman Under 4:10!". LetsRun. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ Gault, Jonathan (17 May 2024). "Selemon Barega Wins Star-Studded 5000 (12:51.60), Grant Fisher 5th, as Cooper Teare & Cole Hocker Join Sub-13:00 Club Grand Prix". Lets Run. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Joselyn Daniely BREA". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Joselyn Daniely Brea Abreu". World Triathlon. Retrieved 26 June 2023.