Ana Carolina Azevedo

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Ana Azevedo
Personal information
Full nameAna Carolina de Jesus Azevedo
Born19 May 1998 (1998-05-19) (age 26)
São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
SportAthletics
Event 200m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 200 m

Ana Carolina de Jesus Azevedo (born 19 May 1998) is a Brazilian sprinter.

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Career

In 2020, Azevedo was named Best Female Athlete by the Brazilian Athletics Confederation. [1] Azevedo completed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she ran a time of 23.20 sec in her qualifying heat. [2]

In November 2023, she won a bronze medal in the 200 meters at the Pan American games held in Santiago, Chile. [3]

She competed in the women's 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow and ran a personal best time of 7.50 seconds. [4] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres. [5]

Personal bests

Indoor

Source: [6]

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References

  1. "Athletics AZEVEDO Ana Carolina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results". Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Brazil wins two more golds and a bronze in athletics at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". Cob.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. "Women's 60m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. Ana Carolina Azevedo Athlete Profile