Josiane Tito

Josiane Tito
Personal information
Full nameJosiane da Silva Tito
Nationality Brazil
Born (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979 (age 47)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
ClubUnoeste
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400 m: 53.05 s (2007)
800 m 2:01.28 (2007)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo Domingo4x400m relay
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Huelva4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2008 Iquique4×400 m relay
South American Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Cochabamba4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place1994 Cochabamba400 m
Updated on 11 May 2013

Josiane da Silva Tito (born August 8, 1979, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sprinter and middle-distance runner.

Career

She set a personal best time of 2:01.28 for the 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games, coincidentally in her home city. Tito also competed as part of the women's national sprint team for the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tito competed for the second time in women's 4 × 400 m relay, along with her teammates Lucimar Teodoro, Maria Laura Almirão, and Emmily Pinheiro. She ran on the second leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 52.60 seconds. Tito and her team finished the relay in sixth place for a total time of 3:30.10, failing to advance into the final.

Few days before the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Tito was among the five Brazilian athletes who failed the competition drug test for a banned substance recombinant EPO. She served a two-year suspension by IAAF, making her ineligible to compete for other international events, including the world and national championships.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1994 South American Youth Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 400 m 57.71 s A
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:53.14 min A
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 6th 800m 2:07.52

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josiane Tito". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Three get two-year suspensions". ESPN. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2012.