Renata Burgos

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Renata Burgos
Personal information
Full name Renata de Oliveira Burgos
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1982-01-03) January 3, 1982
Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle

Renata de Oliveira Burgos (born January 3, 1982 in Jaú, São Paulo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She represented her native country in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing 12th[1] and breaking the South American record with a time of 3:45.38.[2] She's as resident of Ribeirão Preto.

Participating in the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, in Victoria, Burgos finished 10th in the 50-metre freestyle,[3] 40th in the 100-metre freestyle,[4] and 45th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5]

Doping Suspension

Tested positive for the substance Stanozolol and given a two-year suspension by the Brazilian Swimming Confederation commencing December 14, 2006.[6] She was guaranteed in 2007 World Aquatics Championships, and would participate in the 2007 Pan American Games. Burgos was caught after a test conducted during the Brazilian Championship, in December 2006, when she won the gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle with the best time of her career: 25.56 seconds.[7]

Return

Burgos returned to swimming in 2009. In 2011, would participate in decision-time for vacancy for the 2011 Pan American Games and 2011 World Aquatics Championships, however, she contracted dengue and got no vacancy in these competitions.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "UOL Profile". UOL. 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2013.  (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ "Results of the 50-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pac in Victoria". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pac in Victoria". OmegaTiming. August 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pac in Victoria". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013. 
  6. ↑ http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=126
  7. ↑ "Doping takes Renata Burgos out of Pan". Globoesporte. March 12, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2013.  (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ "Dengue takes Burgos outside the World and Pan". ESPBR. May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2013.  (Portuguese)
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