Renata Burgos

Renata de Oliveira Burgos (born January 3, 1982 in Jaú, São Paulo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She represented her native country in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing 12th[1] and breaking the South American record with a time of 3:45.38.[2] She's as resident of Ribeirão Preto.

Renata Burgos
Personal information
Full nameRenata de Oliveira Burgos
Nationality Brazil
Born (1982-01-03) January 3, 1982
Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Participating in the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, in Victoria, Burgos finished 10th in the 50-metre freestyle,[3] 40th in the 100-metre freestyle,[4] and 45th in the 200-metre freestyle.[5]

Doping Suspension

Tested positive for the substance Stanozolol and given a two-year suspension by the Brazilian Swimming Confederation commencing December 14, 2006.[6] She was guaranteed in 2007 World Aquatics Championships, and would participate in the 2007 Pan American Games. Burgos was caught after a test conducted during the Brazilian Championship, in December 2006, when she won the gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle with the best time of her career: 25.56 seconds.[7]

Return

Burgos returned to swimming in 2009. In 2011, would participate in decision-time for vacancy for the 2011 Pan American Games and 2011 World Aquatics Championships, however, she contracted dengue and got no vacancy in these competitions.[8]

References
  1. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  2. "UOL Profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  3. "Results of the 50-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pac in Victoria". OmegaTiming. August 20, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. "Results of the 100-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pac in Victoria". OmegaTiming. August 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  5. "Results of the 200-metre freestyle at 2006 Pan Pac in Victoria". OmegaTiming. August 17, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=126
  7. "Doping takes Renata Burgos out of Pan". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). March 12, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  8. "Dengue takes Burgos outside the World and Pan". ESPBR (in Portuguese). May 25, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.


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