Juliana Paula dos Santos

Juliana Paula dos Santos

Juliana Paula dos Santos in 2013.
Personal information
Born	(1983-07-12) July 12, 1983 (age 33)
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	3000m steeplechase
Medal record Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m 2015 Toronto 5000 m South American Championships 2003 Barquisimeto 1500 m 2006 Tunja 1500 m 2006 Tunja 4×400 m relay

Juliana Paula Gomes dos Santos (née de Azevedo; born 12 July 1983) is a Brazilian middle-distance runner. Her greatest achievement is a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro. She is a three-time gold medallist at the South American Championships in Athletics, being the 1500 m champion in 2003 and 2006, as well as a 4×400 metres relay champion.

Santos was a two-time champion over 800 metres at both South American Youth and Junior levels before taking a bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics. As a senior athlete, she has won nine Brazilian titles, including six consecutive titles in the 1500 m from 2003 to 2008. She holds personal bests of 2:01.25 minutes for the 800 m and 4:07.30 minutes for the 1500 m; the latter is the Brazilian record for the distance.

She is married to Marílson Gomes dos Santos, another Brazilian runner and the first South American victor at the New York City Marathon.

Born Juliana Paula de Azevedo in Cubatão, São Paulo, she competed in track competitions as a teenager. Her first international success came at the 1998 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, where she was the gold medallist in the 800 metres. She retained that title two years later at the 2000 edition.