Melanie Santos
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| Full name | Melanie Bronze dos Santos | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1995 Basel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Benfica | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 22nd (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]She started practising triathlon at 15 years old.[6]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
- ^ "Melanie Bronze dos Santos". Comité Olímpico Portugal (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Informações sobre a Modalidade de Triatlo". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Women's Triathlon Results" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "SANTOS Melanie - Tokyo 2020".
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lusa. "João Pereira e Melanie Santos conquistam ouro nos Jogos do Mediterrâneo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Basel-Stadt
- Portuguese female athletes
- Portuguese female triathletes
- Duathletes
- S.L. Benfica (triathlon)
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Portugal
- Mediterranean Games medalists in triathlon
- European Games competitors for Portugal
- Triathletes at the 2015 European Games
- Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic triathletes for Portugal
- Swiss people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen
- Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics