Lucimar Teodoro

Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001.

She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres relay team.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Teodoro represented Brazil in the 400 m hurdles, and the 4×400 metres relay.

[1] She set a new South American record in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 55.84 seconds in Belém at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May 2009.

[5] After admitting her use of a banned substance, she was suspended from competition for the minimum of two years by the Brazilian Athletics Confederation.