Hudson de Souza

Hudson Santos de Souza (born February 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian middle-distance runner who mostly competed over 1500 metres. He broke a number of South American records in middle-distance events.

Hudson de Souza

Personal information
Full name	Hudson Santos de Souza
Born	(1977-02-25) February 25, 1977 Sobradinho, Federal District, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Brazil Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 1500 metres 2003 Santo Domingo 5000 metres 2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 metres 2011 Guadalajara 3000 m st. 1999 Winnipeg 1500 metres
Updated on 31 January 2015

He won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships, with gold medals in the short race in 2002 and 2006. He also won the junior bronze medal in 1996.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1995	Pan American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	4th	1500m	3:49.93
	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	1500 m	3:53.28
1996	South American Cross Country Championships (U20)	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	8 km	26:20
			1st	Team - 8 km	6 pts
	World Cross Country Championships (U20)	Stellenbosch, South Africa	63rd	8.35 km	27:20
	South American Junior Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	1st	800 m	1:50.8
	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	10th	1500 m	3:45.22
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	1500 m	3:41.14
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	800 m	1:49.82
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	1500 m	3:42.18
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	800 m	1:47.18
			1st	1500 m	3:42.21
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	17th (sf)	1500 m	3:41.00
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	13th (h)	1500 m	3:43.14
	South American Road Mile Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	One mile	4:06
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	800 m	1:47.20
			1st	1500 m	3:36.47
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	8th (sf)	1500 m	3:37.13
2002	South American Cross Country Championships	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	1st	4 km	11:57
	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	50th	4.208 km	12:58
	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	1st	One mile	4:01
	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	800 m	1:46.74
			1st	1500 m	3:45.46
	IAAF World Cup	Madrid, Spain	8th	1500m	3:42.58
2003	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	1st	One mile	4:11
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	1500 m	3:45.72
			1st	5000 m	13:50.71
	World Championships	Paris, France	14th (sf)	1500 m	3:41.12
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th (h)	1500 m	3:43.24
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	2nd	1500 m	3:37.66
			1st	3000 m	7:51.25
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th (sf)	1500 m	3:38.83
2005	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	1st	One mile	4:05
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	31st (h)	1500 m	3:43.18
2006	South American Cross Country Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	4 km	11:24
			2nd	Team - 4 km	14 pts
	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	79th	4 km	11:52
	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	2nd	One mile	3:56
	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	4th	1500 m	3:47.82
			1st	3000 m	8:08.62
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	2nd	800 m	1:49.97
			1st	1500 m	3:46.98
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	1500 m	3:36.32
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	30th (h)	1500 m	3:43.37
2008	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	1st	One mile	4:03
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	19th (h)	1500 m	3:37.06
2009	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	2nd	One mile	3:58
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	1500 m	3:42.72
	Lusophony Games	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	1500 m	3:49.26
2010	South American Road Mile Championships	Belém, Brazil	4th	One mile	4:08
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	1500 m	3:46.35
			1st	3000 m s'chase	8:36.53
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:48.75

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:45.69 (2000)
• 1500 metres - 3:33.25 (2005) - South American record
• One mile - 3:51.05 (2005) - South American record
• 2000 metres - 5:03.34 (2002) - South American record
• 3000 metres - 7:39.70 (2002) - South American record
• 5000 metres - 13:42.56 (2006)
• 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:30.70 (2006)

External links

• Hudson de Souza at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hudson de Souza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-08-02.