Melanie Santos
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.
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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) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Benfica | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 22nd (2020) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
She started practising triathlon at 15 years old.[5]
Personal life
She is in a relationship with Portuguese triathlete João Pereira. They both represent Benfica and the Portuguese national team.[6][7] In 2018, they both won the gold medal in the individual events of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[8]
References
- 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.
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- "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.
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