Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas Garcia Silami (born February 16, 1959) is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the (non-ratified) world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986, in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.
Representing the Florida State Seminoles track and field team, de Jesus Garcia won the 1985 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.
International competitions 1974South American Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru2nd100 m11.8 s5th200 m25.3 s3rd4 × 100 m relay47.9 s1975South American Youth ChampionshipsQuito, Ecuador1st100 m11.7 s3rd200 m24.5 s2nd4 × 100 m relay48.1 s1976Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada28th (qf)100 m11.77 sSouth American Junior ChampionshipsMaracaibo, Venezuela1st100 m11.58 s1st200 m24.52 s1st4 × 100 m relay46.66 s3rdLong jump5.68 m1979South American ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombia3rd100 m11.8 s3rd200 m24.1 s2nd4 × 100 m relay46.1 s1983UniversiadeEdmonton, Canada10th (sf)100 m11.65 s12thLong jump5.87 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (qf)100 m11.64 s17th (q)Long jump6.15 mPan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela1st100 m11.31 s6thLong jump6.18 mIbero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st100m11.67 s4thLong jump5.97 mSouth American ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1st100 m11.6 s1st4 × 100 m relay45.4 s1stLong jump6.12 21984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States18th (qf)100 m11.82 s19th (q)Long jump6.01 m
Personal bests OutdoorBrazilian all-time lists 100 metres – 11.31 (-2.7 m/s, Caracas 1983) 200 metres – 23.61 (Houston 1985) Long jump – 6.57 (-0.7 m/s, Austin 1985)
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