Carmen Oliveira

Carmen Sousa de Oliveira Furtado (born 17 August 1965 in Sabradinho, Distrito Federal) is a retired Brazilian long-distance runner.

She finished eleventh in the 10,000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in a new South American record time of 31:47.76 minutes. She also holds the South American record in 5000 metres with 15:22.01 minutes and in the marathon with 2:27:41 hours from the 1994 Boston Marathon.

Oliveira also has two cross country titles to her name, having won the South American Cross Country Championships in 1992 and 1994.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 10,000 m 33:10.19
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States Marathon DNF

References

  1. ^ Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.

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