Ana Carolina Azevedo
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ana Carolina de Jesus Azevedo |
| Born | 19 May 1998 (age 27) São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 200m |
Ana Carolina de Jesus Azevedo (born 19 May 1998) is a Brazilian sprinter. She is the South American record holder over 60 metres, both indoors and outdoors.
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] She also competed in the 100 metres race at the Games.[6]
She ran a lifetime best of 7.16 seconds to win the gold medal ahead of Colombian Marlet Ospino at the 2025 South American Indoor Championships in Cochabamba in February 2025.[7] In September 2025, she competed in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[8]
In 2026, Azevedo recently 7.05 for the 60 metres, a South American record, in an outdoor meeting in São Paulo. In February 2026, she set a new South American indoor record to win the gold medal in the 60 metres in 7.09 seconds at the South American Indoor Championships, bettering the record of Vitória Cristina Rosa from 2022.[9]