Carmem de Oliveira

Carmem Sousa de Oliveira Furtado (born 17 August 1965) 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. She also won the 15 km (Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo) in 1995.[1]

Oliveira also has two cross country titles to her name, having won the South American Cross Country Championships in 1992 and 1994.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1985 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd 3000 m 9:30.37
2nd 10,000 m 34:47.02
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 5th 10,000 m 34:24.63
1989 South American Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st 3000 m 9:22.58
1st 10,000 m 35:08.5
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 3000 m 9:17.50
1st 10,000 m 33:27.85
Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 19th 3000 m 9:34.44
5th 10,000 m 32:44.89
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 1st 3000 m 9:20.83
1st 10,000 m 33:21.00
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 41st (h) 10,000 m 34:48.21
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 10,000 m 33:49.8
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 10,000 m 33:10.19
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 10,000 m 33:55.84
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — Marathon DNF

References

  1. ^ "Corrida de São Silvestre - Campeões 1990 - 1999" (in Portuguese). Fundação Cásper Líbero. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ^ Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.



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