Renata de Oliveira Burgos (born January 3, 1982, in

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) is a

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from

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. She represented her native country in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the

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, finishing 12th and breaking the South American record with a time of 3:45.38. She's as resident of

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. Participating in the

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, in

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, Burgos finished 10th in the 50-metre freestyle, 40th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 45th in the 200-metre freestyle.

Doping Suspension

Tested positive for the substance Stanozolol and given a two-year suspension by the Brazilian Swimming Confederation commencing December 14, 2006.http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=126 She was guaranteed in

2007 World Aquatics Championships The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...

, and would participate in the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

. 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.

Return

Burgos returned to swimming in 2009. In 2011, would participate in decision-time for vacancy for the

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and

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, however, she contracted

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and got no vacancy in these competitions.

References

UOL Profile
1982 births Living people Brazilian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Brazil Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen Sportspeople from Jaú {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub