Melanie Santos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bronze and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Melanie Santos
Personal information
Full nameMelanie Bronze dos Santos
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)
Basel, Switzerland
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportTriathlon
ClubBenfica
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals22nd (2020)
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Portugal
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Sprint

Melanie Bronze dos Santos (born 12 July 1995) is a Portuguese triathlete.[2][3] She won the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in the women's individual sprint.[4] In 2021, she competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5]

Early life

She started practising triathlon at 15 years old.[6]

Personal life

She is engaged to Portuguese triathlete João Pereira. They both represent Benfica and the Portuguese national team.[7][8] In 2018, they both won the gold medal in the individual events of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[9]

References

  1. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. ^ "Melanie Bronze dos Santos". Comité Olímpico Portugal (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Informações sobre a Modalidade de Triatlo". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ RTP, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal - Mário Aleixo -. "Melanie Santos de ouro nos Jogos do Mediterrâneo" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Women's Triathlon Results" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "SANTOS Melanie - Tokyo 2020".
  7. ^ "Caras | Mélanie Santos e João Pereira: "Nós, atletas, acabamos por ser perfeccionistas, queremos ser bons em tudo o que fazemos"". Caras (in European Portuguese). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. ^ SAPO. "O isolamento por Melanie Santos: o adiar do sonho Olímpico e os treinos com o namorado João Pereira". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. ^ Lusa. "João Pereira e Melanie Santos conquistam ouro nos Jogos do Mediterrâneo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.