Joselyn Brea Explained

Joselyn Daniely Brea
National Team:Venezuela
Birth Date:12 August 1994
Sport:Duathlon, Track and Field

Joselyn Daniely Brea (born August 12, 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]

SurfaceEventTimeVenueDateNotes
Indoor track3000m9:04.67Sabadell, SpainFeb 8th, 2022NR
Outdoor track1500m4:05.78Atlanta, USMay 31, 2024
One Mile4:27.41MonacoJuly 21, 2023AR
3000m8:43.26Chorzów, PolandJuly 16, 2023AR
5000m14:36.59Los AngelesMay 17, 2024AR
10,000 meters34:10.63Maia, PortugalApril 9, 2016
3000m Steeplechase10:21.93Palencia, SpainJuly 9, 2016NR
Road10k32:05Valencia, SpainJanuary 15, 2023
Half Marathon1:13:25Caracas, VenezuelaMarch 19, 2023
Track and Field championship results

Taken from IAAF Profile

YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTime
2016Spanish Athletics ChampionshipsLas Mestas Sports Complex
Gijón, Spain
5000m4th16:13.80
2020Spanish Athletics ChampionshipsEstadio de Vallehermoso
Madrid, Spain
OC16:12.54
2021Venezuelan Athletics ChampionshipsBarinas, Venezuela1500m1st4:12.92
5000m1st15:21.41
South American ChampionshipsEstadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1500m1st4:15.05
5000m3rd15:48.24
2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsEstadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
Torrevieja, Spain
1st16:08.83
World Athletics ChampionshipsHayward Field
Eugene, United States
H2 16th15:46.75
South American GamesLuque, Paraguay1500m4th4:16.64
5000m2nd15:42.70
2023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador1500m1st4:10.39 GR
5000m1st15:10.60
Half Marathon1st1:15:04
World Athletics ChampionshipsNational Athletics CentreBudapest, Hungary5000mH2 10th15:11.16
Pan American GamesJulio Martínez National Stadium, Chile5000m1st16:04.12
Triathlon championship results

Taken from World Triathlon Profile[7]

YearRaceVenueDistancePlaceTime
2020Spanish Triathlon National ChampionshipsPontevedra, SpainSprint10th1:03:22
2019Triathlon West Asian ChampionshipsBahrain, BahrainSprint1st1:05:28
Spanish Triathlon National ChampionshipsA Coruña, SpainOlympic6th2:04:59
2018ETU Triathlon European CupValencia, SpainOlympic8th2:01:54
ETU Sprint Triathlon European CupGran Canaria, SpainSprint19th1:07:00
2017ITU Triathlon World CupHuelva, SpainOlympic16th2:07:08
ETU Triathlon European Cup and Mediterranean ChampionshipsAltafulla, SpainSprint13th1:07:16
Duathlon championship results

Taken from World Triathlon Profile

YearRaceVenueDistancePlaceTime
2022World GamesBirmingham, USAStandard3rd2:02:42
World Triathlon Duathlon ChampionshipsTârgu Mureș, RomaniaStandard1st1:54:30
Spanish Duathlon National ChampionshipsAvilés, SpainSprint1st57:15
2021World Triathlon Duathlon ChampionshipsAvilés, SpainStandard1st2:00:19
2020ITU Triathlon World CupValencia, SpainSprint30th1:03:56
Spanish Duathlon National ChampionshipsSoria, SpainSprint4th1:01:16
ETU Duathlon European ChampionshipsPunta Umbria, SpainSprint3rd1:00:01

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.

References

  1. Web site: July 15, 2022 . Joselyn Brea goes out in search of a new duathlon crown . May 12, 2023 . Líder.
  2. Web site: Ramos . Diana . July 20, 2022 . Women leading the Venezuelan team in Oregon . May 12, 2023 . World Athletics.
  3. Web site: Alayon Flores . Sairuby . May 7, 2023 . Joselyn Brea makes history in California . June 26, 2023 . Lidar.
  4. Web site: July 21, 2023 . Faith Kipyegon CRUSHES Mile World Record – 4:07.64, First Woman Under 4:10! . July 21, 2023 . LetsRun.
  5. Web site: Jonathan. Gault. 17 May 2024. 18 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.
  6. Web site: Joselyn Daniely BREA . May 12, 2023 . World Athletics.
  7. Web site: Joselyn Daniely Brea Abreu . June 26, 2023 . World Triathlon.