| Birth Name: | Maria Costa Macedo Areosa Ribeiro |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1984 |
| Occupation: | Triathlete |
| Years Active: | 2001-2011 |
| Country: | Portugal |
Maria Areosa (born 14 September, 1984) is a professional Portuguese triathlete, Portuguese duathlon chamption of the year 2010, and permanent member of the nation team.[1]
In the official Portuguese ranking of the year 2010, Areosa is at the 14th position.
In 2010, Areosa also took part in the Portuguese triathlon of the XTERRA European Tour, placing 3rd at Figueira da Foz.
In Portugal, Maria Areosa represents the Clube Olímpico de Oeiras.
In the ten years from 2001 to 2010, Areosa took part in 31 ITU triathlons and achieved 11 top ten positions, among which two gold medals. In April 2011, Areosa opened her new season with a new top ten position in Quarteira. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.[2] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-06-23 | European Championships (Junior) | Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) | 22 | |
| 2002-07-06 | European Championships (Junior) | Győr | 16 | |
| 2002-08-31 | European Cup | Praia de Vitoria | 6 | |
| 2002-09-07 | European Cup | Madrid | 14 | |
| 2002-10-13 | World Cup | Madeira | 30 | |
| 2002-10-23 | European Cup | Alanya | 1 | |
| 2003-04-26 | World Cup | St Anthonys | 46 | |
| 2003-07-20 | European Cup | Győr | 6 | |
| 2003-08-30 | European Cup | Sofia | 1 | |
| 2003-09-14 | European Cup | Estoril | 4 | |
| 2003-09-21 | World Cup | Madrid | 16 | |
| 2003-11-02 | World Cup | Cancun | 10 | |
| 2003-11-09 | World Cup | Rio de Janeiro | 10 | |
| 2004-02-28 | African Cup | Bloemfontein | 7 | |
| 2004-04-11 | World Cup | Ishigaki | 34 | |
| 2004-04-18 | European Championships | Valencia | 17 | |
| 2004-04-25 | World Cup | Mazatlan | 27 | |
| 2004-05-09 | World Championships | Madeira | 55 | |
| 2004-09-19 | World Cup | Madrid | DNF | |
| 2004-11-07 | World Cup | Rio de Janeiro | 17 | |
| 2005-06-05 | World Cup | Madrid | DNS | |
| 2008-10-26 | Premium European Cup | Alanya | 4 | |
| 2009-04-05 | European Cup | Quarteira | DNF | |
| 2010-04-11 | European Cup | Quarteira | 15 | |
| 2010-04-30 | Duathlon European Championships | Nancy | DNS | |
| 2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 54 | |
| 2010-06-12 | Premium European Cup | Pontevedra | 9 | |
| 2010-07-03 | European Championships | Athlone | 28 | |
| 2010-07-10 | World Cup | Holten | 34 | |
| 2010-08-22 | Asian Cup | Incheon | DNF | |
| 2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Budapest | 54 | |
| 2010-09-26 | Pan American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships | Guatape | 6 | |
| 2010-10-10 | World Cup | Huatulco | 22 | |
| 2011-04-09 | European Cup | Quarteira | 10 |