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Luciana dos Santos

Luciana dos Santos

Brazilian athlete


Luciana Alves dos Santos (born 10 February 1970) is a Brazilian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.

She was born in Ilhéus.[1] She competed in the long jump at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999,[2] and in both events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but without reaching the final. At the 2004 Olympics she competed in the 4 x 100 metre relay.[1]

She has four Brazilian titles; one in the long jump from 1996 and three in the triple jump from 1999, 2000 and 2001. Her main rivals were Maria de Souza and Maurren Higa Maggi.[3] On the regional level, she has eleven medals in the individual events from the South American Championships in 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005.[4]

Her personal best jump is 6.66 metres, achieved in June 2007 in La Paz.[2] This is a former South American record.[5] She has 6.81 metres in the long jump, achieved in June 1999 in Bogotá; and 11.40 seconds metres in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Cochabamba.[2]

Competition record

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References

  1. "Luciana dos Santos". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. "Brazilian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  3. "South American Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  4. "World women's all-time best triple jump". Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  5. Guest final out of competition

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