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Soraya Telles

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Soraya Vieira Telles-Teixeira (born September 6, 1958 in Barbacena) is a former middle distance runner from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

She notably won a bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games, behind Ana Fidelia Quirot and Delisa Floyd.

She was one of the torchbearers in Brazil ahead the Rio 2016 Olympics.[1]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1976 South American Junior Championships Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd 400 m 57.19
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:52.24
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 8th 800 m 2:07.3
7th 1500 m 4:30.2
South American Championships Bucaramanga, Colombia 7th 1500 m 4:50.5
1983 South American Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 2nd 800 m 2:06.2
5th 1500 m 4:29.3
1985 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd 800 m 2:06.30
5th 1500 m 4:25.87
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.77
1986 Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 800 m 2:01.55
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 11th (h) 800 m 2:05.09
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 3rd 800 m 2:00.56
4th 1500 m 4:14.64
World Championships Rome, Italy 20th (h) 800 m 2:03.55
11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.91
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 800 m 2:07.7
1st 1500 m 4:29.9
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.13
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 800 m 2:02.00
1st 1500 m 4:28.91
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:29:21
Olymics Games Seoul, South Korea 13th (sf) 800 m 2:01.86
11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.81
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.8
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 4th 1500 m 4:22.21
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 1st 1500 m 4:18.03
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 1500 m 4:23.1
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.49
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 28th (h) 1500 m 4:18.67

References

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