Ana Claudia Silva

Ana Cláudia Lemos

Personal information
Birth name	Ana Claudia Lemos Silva
Born	6 November 1988 (1988-11-06) (age 28) Jaguaretama, Ceará, Brazil
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m: 7.36 s (2012) 100 m: 11.05 s (Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo 2013) 200 m: 22.48 s (Guadalajara 2011) 4×100 m relay: 42.29
Medal record Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 200 m 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m relay South American Championships 2011 Buenos Aires 100 m 2011 Buenos Aires 200 m 2013 Cartagena 100 m 2013 Cartagena 200 m 2013 Cartagena 4×100 m relay  2011 Buenos Aires 4×100 m relay Military World Games 2011 Rio de Janeiro 200 m 2011 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay 2011 Rio de Janeiro 100 m

Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈanɐ ˈklawdʒɐ ˈlɛmus]; born 6 November 1988) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events. She is the South American record holder in the 100 metres (11.05 seconds) and 200 metres (22.48 seconds). She also was part of the team that broke the 4×100 metres relay continental record with a time of 42.55 seconds.

She emerged on the international scene with gold medal wins at the 2010 South American Games and 2010 Ibero-American Championships. Lemos Silva is the reigning South American Champion over both 100 m and 200 m. She is also a three-time Military World Games medallist and two-time gold medallist at 2011 Pan American Games in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 m relay. She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics and is known for her beauty as well.

Born in Jaguaretama, Ceará, her favorite sport initially was football. Given her speed in the games, she was encouraged to represent her school in athletics competitions. After much success in school competitions she began to work with a sprinting coach, Roberto Bortollo.

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