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Full name | Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Araruama, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | June 1, 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 4 × 400m Relay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 15 April 2014 |
Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho (born 1 June 1980) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics and is a four-time participant in the World Championships in Athletics (2003, 2005, 2009, and 2011). Her personal best in the 400 m is 51.08 seconds, and she holds the South American record of 3:26.68 minutes for the 4×400 metres relay.
She was the South American champion in the 400 m in 2003, the silver medallist in 2005, and the bronze medallist in 2011. She has won three South American titles with the Brazilian relay team and a bronze at the Pan American Games. At the 2011 Military World Games, she was a triple gold medallist, having won the 400 m, 4×100 m relay, and 4×400 m relay events.