Hudson de Souza

Hudson Santos de Souza (born February 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian middle-distance runner[1][2] who mostly competed over 1500 metres. He broke a number of South American records in middle-distance events.

Hudson de Souza
Personal information
Full nameHudson Santos de Souza
Born (1977-02-25) February 25, 1977 (age 47)
Sobradinho, Federal District, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo 1500 metres
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo 5000 metres
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 metres
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara3000 m st.
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 1500 metres
Updated on 31 January 2015

He won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships, with gold medals in the short race in 2002 and 2006. He also won the junior bronze medal in 1996.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1995Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile4th1500m3:49.93
South American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2nd1500 m3:53.28
1996South American Cross Country Championships (U20)Asunción, Paraguay3rd8 km26:20
1stTeam - 8 km6 pts
World Cross Country Championships (U20)Stellenbosch, South Africa63rd8.35 km27:20
South American Junior ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombia1st800 m1:50.8
World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia10th1500 m3:45.22
1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rd1500 m3:41.14
1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia1st800 m1:49.82
Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada3rd1500 m3:42.18
2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st800 m1:47.18
1st1500 m3:42.21
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia17th (sf)1500 m3:41.00
2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal13th (h)1500 m3:43.14
South American Road Mile ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stOne mile4:06
South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st800 m1:47.20
1st1500 m3:36.47
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada8th (sf)1500 m3:37.13
2002South American Cross Country ChampionshipsSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia1st4 km11:57
World Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland50th4.208 km12:58
South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile4:01
Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st800 m1:46.74
1st1500 m3:45.46
IAAF World CupMadrid, Spain8th1500m3:42.58
2003South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile4:11
Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic1st1500 m3:45.72
1st5000 m13:50.71
World ChampionshipsParis, France14th (sf)1500 m3:41.12
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th (h)1500 m3:43.24
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain2nd1500 m3:37.66
1st3000 m7:51.25
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece9th (sf)1500 m3:38.83
2005South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile4:05
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland31st (h)1500 m3:43.18
2006South American Cross Country ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina1st4 km11:24
2ndTeam - 4 km14 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan79th4 km11:52
South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil2ndOne mile3:56
Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico4th1500 m3:47.82
1st3000 m8:08.62
South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia2nd800 m1:49.97
1st1500 m3:46.98
2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st1500 m3:36.32
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan30th (h)1500 m3:43.37
2008South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil1stOne mile4:03
Olympic GamesBeijing, China19th (h)1500 m3:37.06
2009South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil2ndOne mile3:58
South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2nd1500 m3:42.72
Lusophony GamesLisbon, Portugal3rd1500 m3:49.26
2010South American Road Mile ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil4thOne mile4:08
2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina2nd1500 m3:46.35
1st3000 m s'chase8:36.53
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico2nd3000 m s'chase8:48.75

Personal bests

  • 800 metres - 1:45.69 (2000)
  • 1500 metres - 3:33.25 (2005) - South American record
  • One mile - 3:51.05 (2005) - South American record
  • 2000 metres - 5:03.34 (2002) - South American record
  • 3000 metres - 7:39.70 (2002) - South American record
  • 5000 metres - 13:42.56 (2006)
  • 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:30.70 (2006)

References