Ana Cláudia Lemos

Who is Ana Cláudia Lemos?

Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events. She is the South American record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She also was part of the team that broke the 4×100 metres relay continental record with a time of 42.55 seconds.

She emerged on the international scene with gold medal wins at the 2010 South American Games and 2010 Ibero-American Championships. Lemos Silva is the reigning South American Champion over both 100 m and 200 m. She is also a three-time Military World Games medallist and two-time gold medallist at 2011 Pan American Games in the 200 metres and 4×100 m relay. She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.