Brazilian middle distance runner (born 1977)
Hudson Santos de Souza (born February 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian middle-distance runner[ 1] [ 2] 1500 metres . He broke a number of South American records in middle-distance events.
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]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Brazil 1995 Pan American Junior Championships Santiago , Chile 4th 1500m 3:49.93 South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd 1500 m 3:53.28 1996 South American Cross Country Championships (U20) Asunción , Paraguay 3rd 8 km 26:20 1st Team - 8 km 6 pts World Cross Country Championships (U20) Stellenbosch , South Africa 63rd 8.35 km 27:20 South American Junior Championships Bucaramanga , Colombia 1st 800 m 1:50.8 World Junior Championships Sydney , Australia 10th 1500 m 3:45.22 1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon , Portugal 3rd 1500 m 3:41.14 1999 South American Championships Bogotá , Colombia 1st 800 m 1:49.82 Pan American Games Winnipeg , Canada 3rd 1500 m 3:42.18 2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 1st 800 m 1:47.18 1st 1500 m 3:42.21 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia 17th (sf) 1500 m 3:41.00 2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon , Portugal 13th (h) 1500 m 3:43.14 South American Road Mile Championships Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 1st One mile 4:06 South American Championships Manaus , Brazil 1st 800 m 1:47.20 1st 1500 m 3:36.47 World Championships Edmonton , Canada 8th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.13 2002 South American Cross Country Championships Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia 1st 4 km 11:57 World Cross Country Championships Dublin , Ireland 50th 4.208 km 12:58 South American Road Mile Championships Belém , Brazil 1st One mile 4:01 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City , Guatemala 1st 800 m 1:46.74 1st 1500 m 3:45.46 IAAF World Cup Madrid , Spain 8th 1500m 3:42.58 2003 South American Road Mile Championships Belém , Brazil 1st One mile 4:11 Pan American Games Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic 1st 1500 m 3:45.72 1st 5000 m 13:50.71 World Championships Paris , France 14th (sf) 1500 m 3:41.12 2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary 12th (h) 1500 m 3:43.24 Ibero-American Championships Huelva , Spain 2nd 1500 m 3:37.66 1st 3000 m 7:51.25 Olympic Games Athens , Greece 9th (sf) 1500 m 3:38.83 2005 South American Road Mile Championships Belém , Brazil 1st One mile 4:05 World Championships Helsinki , Finland 31st (h) 1500 m 3:43.18 2006 South American Cross Country Championships Mar del Plata , Argentina 1st 4 km 11:24 2nd Team - 4 km 14 pts World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka , Japan 79th 4 km 11:52 South American Road Mile Championships Belém , Brazil 2nd One mile 3:56 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 4th 1500 m 3:47.82 1st 3000 m 8:08.62 South American Championships Tunja , Colombia 2nd 800 m 1:49.97 1st 1500 m 3:46.98 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 1st 1500 m 3:36.32 World Championships Osaka , Japan 30th (h) 1500 m 3:43.37 2008 South American Road Mile Championships Belém , Brazil 1st One mile 4:03 Olympic Games Beijing , China 19th (h) 1500 m 3:37.06 2009 South American Road Mile Championships Belém , Brazil 2nd One mile 3:58 South American Championships Lima , Peru 2nd 1500 m 3:42.72 Lusophony Games Lisbon , Portugal 3rd 1500 m 3:49.26 2010 South American Road Mile Championships Belém , Brazil 4th One mile 4:08 2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires , Argentina 2nd 1500 m 3:46.35 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:36.53 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:48.75
800 metres - 1:45.69 (2000)1500 metres - 3:33.25 (2005) - South American recordOne 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)
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