Ana Carolina Azevedo
Ana Carolina de Jesus Azevedo is a Brazilian sprinter.
Career
In 2020, Azevedo was named Best Female Athlete by the Brazilian Athletics Confederation. Azevedo completed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she ran a time of 23.20 sec in her qualifying heat.In November 2023, she won a bronze medal in the 200 meters at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
She competed in the women's 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow and ran a personal best time of 7.50 seconds. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres. She also competed in the 100 metres race at the Games.
She ran a lifetime best of 7.16 seconds to win the gold medal ahead of Colombian Marlet Ospino at the 2025 South American Indoor Championships in Cochabamba in February 2025. In September 2025, she competed in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Personal bests
- 100 m: 11.18 s – Bragança Paulista, Brazil, 27 Jun 2024
- 200 m: 22.91 s – São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, 27 Apr 2024
- 60 m: 7.50 s – Glasgow, Great Britain, 2 Mar 2024