Hudson de Souza

{{short description|Brazilian middle distance runner (born 1977)}}

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{{MedalGold | 2003 Santo Domingo | 1500 metres}}

{{MedalGold | 2003 Santo Domingo | 5000 metres}}

{{MedalGold | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | 1500 metres}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|3000 m st.}}

{{MedalBronze | 1999 Winnipeg | 1500 metres}}

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Hudson Santos de Souza (born February 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian middle-distance runner

{{ Citation

| title = A Equipe - Atletas Masculino - Perfil - Hudson Santos de Souza

| url = http://www.clubedeatletismo.org.br/bmf-bovespa/masculino/hudson-de-souza-1500-m-193257-1.asp

| publisher = BM&F Bovespa Atletismo

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{{ Citation

| title = Biography - SOUZA Hudson

| url = http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_AT@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=6993.htm

| publisher = PASO

| access-date = January 31, 2015

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who mostly competed over 1500 metres. He broke a number of South American records in middle-distance events.

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.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cxc.htm Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.