Marily dos Santos

Marily dos Santos (born 5 February 1978) is a Brazilian marathon runner.[2] Aged 30 she made her Olympic debut, placing 51st in the 2008 Olympic marathon in a time of 2:38:10.[3] She finished fifth at the 2015 Pan American Games[4] and 78th at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Marily dos Santos
Dos Santos at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1978-02-05) 5 February 1978
Joaquim Gomes, Alagoas, Brazil
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Coached byGilmario Mendes (husband)[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half-marathon: 1:17:10 (2003)
Marathon: 2:31:55 (2012)

In professional competition, she was the 2012 winner at the Maratona di Sant'Antonio in Italy.[5] She has won numerous road running competitions in Brazil, with highlights including the 2007 Rio de Janeiro Marathon, the 2008 Brasilia Half Marathon and two victories at the Corrida de São Sebastião.[6]

She has also competed in cross country running and was the short race bronze medallist at the 2002 South American Cross Country Championships and sixth placer and team title winner at the 2005 South American Cross Country Championships. She represented Brazil at the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[6]

Personal life

Dos Santos is coached by her husband Gilmario Mendes. Her cousin José Santana placed second in the marathon at the 1991 Pan American Games.[1]

References
  1. Marily dos Santos. nbcolympics.com
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marily dos Santos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. Marily dos Santos. Toronto2015. Retrieved on 22 July 2015.
  5. Franco Civai et al. (21 April 2011). Sant' Antonio Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
  6. Marily dos Santos. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 22 July 2015.


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