Carmem Sousa de Oliveira Furtado (born 17 August 1965) is a retired Brazilian long-distance runner.
She finished eleventh in the 10,000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in a new South American record time of 31:47.76 minutes. She also holds the South American record in 5000 metres with 15:22.01 minutes and in the marathon with 2:27:41 hours from the 1994 Boston Marathon. She also won the 15 km (Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo) in 1995.
Oliveira also has two cross country titles to her name, having won the South American Cross Country Championships in 1992 and 1994.Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
Achievements Representing 1985South American ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2nd3000 m9:30.372nd10,000 m34:47.021987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States5th10,000 m34:24.631989South American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1st3000 m9:22.581st10,000 m35:08.51991South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st3000 m9:17.501st10,000 m33:27.85UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom19th3000 m9:34.445th10,000 m32:44.891992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain1st3000 m9:20.831st10,000 m33:21.00Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain41st (h)10,000 m34:48.211993South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1st10,000 m33:49.81995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina 1st10,000 m33:10.19South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st10,000 m33:55.841996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States—MarathonDNF
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