Soraya Telles

Soraya Vieira Telles-Teixeira (born September 6, 1958 in Barbacena) is a former middle distance runner from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

She notably won a bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games, behind Ana Fidelia Quirot and Delisa Floyd.

She was one of the torchbearers in Brazil ahead the Rio 2016 Olympics.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1976	South American Junior Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	400 m	57.19
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:52.24
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	8th	800 m	2:07.3
			7th	1500 m	4:30.2
	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	7th	1500 m	4:50.5
1983	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	800 m	2:06.2
			5th	1500 m	4:29.3
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	800 m	2:06.30
			5th	1500 m	4:25.87
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.77
1986	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	800 m	2:01.55
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	11th (h)	800 m	2:05.09
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	800 m	2:00.56
			4th	1500 m	4:14.64
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	20th (h)	800 m	2:03.55
			11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.91
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	800 m	2:07.7
			1st	1500 m	4:29.9
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.13
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	800 m	2:02.00
			1st	1500 m	4:28.91
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:29:21
	Olymics Games	Seoul, South Korea	13th (sf)	800 m	2:01.86
			11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.81
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.8
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	4th	1500 m	4:22.21
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	1500 m	4:18.03
1993	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	1500 m	4:23.1
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.49
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	28th (h)	1500 m	4:18.67