Jaki Valente dives at the fourth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Downpatrick Head, Ireland on September 10, 2021.
Jacqueline Valente poses for a studio portrait.

Jaki
Valente

Brazil

Brazil

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Cliff Diving

Jaki Valente, the smiling Brazilian, achieved the impossible when she became the first woman to requalify as a permanent cliff diver during the 2019 season.

Date of birth

September 18, 1985

Birthplace

Porto Alegre

Age

40

Nationality

Brazil

Brazil

Career start

2014

Disciplines

Cliff Diving

Results, however, didn’t go Valente's way during the World Series’ comeback season in 2021, meaning the 36-year-old Brazilian will once again return to wildcard status in 2022.

A trained gymnast since the age of seven, she was recruited by a talent scout into a professional club and started to represent Brazil on an international level before getting selected for the Olympic Games in 2000. However, a serious elbow injury in 1998 buried the dream of becoming an Olympic athlete.