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Soraya Telles

Soraya Telles

Brazilian middle-distance runner


Soraya Vieira Telles-Teixeira (born September 6, 1958 in Barbacena) is a former middle distance runner from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

She notably won a bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games, behind Ana Fidelia Quirot and Delisa Floyd.

She was one of the torchbearers in Brazil ahead the Rio 2016 Olympics.[1]


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