Soraya Telles Explained
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
| Representing |
|---|
| 1976 | South American Junior Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | 400 m | 57.19 |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=silver | 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 |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 2:02.00 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 4:28.91 |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 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 | |
Notes and References
- G1 Atleta olímpica Soraya Telles aguarda ansiosa pelo revezamento da Tocha
